Organic electroluminescent materials and devices

ABSTRACT

A compound comprising a first ligand L A  of Formula I, 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     where moiety A has a structure of Formula II, 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     or Formula III, 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     and G comprises a structure of Formula IV, 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     is provided. In L A , moiety B is one or more rings; ring C is a 5- or 6-membered ring; each of Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , and X 1  to X 8  is C or N; K is a direct bond or selected from the group consisting of O, S, N(R α ), P(R α ), B(R α ), C(R α )(R β ), and Si(R α )(R β ); each R α , R β , R A , R B , R C , and R D  is hydrogen or a General Substituent; L A  is coordinated to a metal M selected from the group consisting of Ir, Rh, Re, Ru, Os, Pt, Pd, Ag, Au, and Cu; and any two substituents may be joined or fused to form a ring. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 1.119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/342,330, filed on May 16, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.

FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to organometallic compounds and formulations and their various uses including as emitters in devices such as organic light emitting diodes and related electronic devices.

BACKGROUND

Opto-electronic devices that make use of organic materials are becoming increasingly desirable for various reasons. Many of the materials used to make such devices are relatively inexpensive, so organic opto-electronic devices have the potential for cost advantages over inorganic devices. In addition, the inherent properties of organic materials, such as their flexibility, may make them well suited for particular applications such as fabrication on a flexible substrate. Examples of organic opto-electronic devices include organic light emitting diodes/devices (OLEDs), organic phototransistors, organic photovoltaic cells, and organic photodetectors. For OLEDs, the organic materials may have performance advantages over conventional materials.

OLEDs make use of thin organic films that emit light when voltage is applied across the device. OLEDs are becoming an increasingly interesting technology for use in applications such as flat panel displays, illumination, and backlighting.

One application for phosphorescent emissive molecules is a full color display. Industry standards for such a display call for pixels adapted to emit particular colors, referred to as “saturated” colors. In particular, these standards call for saturated red, green, and blue pixels. Alternatively, the OLED can be designed to emit white light. In conventional liquid crystal displays emission from a white backlight is filtered using absorption filters to produce red, green and blue emission. The same technique can also be used with OLEDs. The white OLED can be either a single emissive layer (EML) device or a stack structure. Color may be measured using CIE coordinates, which are well known to the art.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I:

-   -   wherein:

-   -   -   moiety A has a structure of Formula II,

-   -   -    or Formula III,

-   -   -   G comprises a structure of Formula IV,

-   -   -   moiety B is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or             heterocyclic ring or a fused ring system comprising at least             two rings that are independently 5-membered and/or             6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings;         -   ring C is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or             heterocyclic ring;         -   each of Z¹, Z², Z³, and X¹ to X⁸ are independently C or N;         -   K is a direct bond or selected from the group consisting of             O, S, N(R^(α)), P(R^(α)), B(R^(α)), C(R^(α))(R^(β)), and             Si(R^(α))(R^(β));         -   R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) each independently represents             mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no             substitution;         -   each R_(α), R_(β), R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is             independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the             group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl,             heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy,             amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl,             heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic             acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl,             sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;         -   L_(A) is coordinated to a metal M, which is selected from             the group consisting of Ir, Rh, Re, Ru, Os, Pt, Pd, Ag, Au,             and Cu;         -   L_(A) may be joined with other ligands to form a tridentate,             tetradentate, pentadentate, and hexadentate ligand; and any             two substituents can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a formulation comprising a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides an OLED having an organic layer comprising a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides a consumer product comprising an OLED with an organic layer comprising a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an organic light emitting device.

FIG. 2 shows an inverted organic light emitting device that does not have a separate electron transport layer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A. Terminology

Unless otherwise specified, the below terms used herein are defined as follows:

As used herein, the term “organic” includes polymeric materials as well as small molecule organic materials that may be used to fabricate organic opto-electronic devices. “Small molecule” refers to any organic material that is not a polymer, and “small molecules” may actually be quite large. Small molecules may include repeat units in some circumstances. For example, using a long chain alkyl group as a substituent does not remove a molecule from the “small molecule” class. Small molecules may also be incorporated into polymers, for example as a pendent group on a polymer backbone or as a part of the backbone. Small molecules may also serve as the core moiety of a dendrimer, which consists of a series of chemical shells built on the core moiety. The core moiety of a dendrimer may be a fluorescent or phosphorescent small molecule emitter. A dendrimer may be a “small molecule,” and it is believed that all dendrimers currently used in the field of OLEDs are small molecules.

As used herein, “top” means furthest away from the substrate, while “bottom” means closest to the substrate. Where a first layer is described as “disposed over” a second layer, the first layer is disposed further away from substrate. There may be other layers between the first and second layer, unless it is specified that the first layer is “in contact with” the second layer. For example, a cathode may be described as “disposed over” an anode, even though there are various organic layers in between.

As used herein, “solution processable” means capable of being dissolved, dispersed, or transported in and/or deposited from a liquid medium, either in solution or suspension form.

A ligand may be referred to as “photoactive” when it is believed that the ligand directly contributes to the photoactive properties of an emissive material. A ligand may be referred to as “ancillary” when it is believed that the ligand does not contribute to the photoactive properties of an emissive material, although an ancillary ligand may alter the properties of a photoactive ligand.

As used herein, and as would be generally understood by one skilled in the art, a first “Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital” (HOMO) or “Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital” (LUMO) energy level is “greater than” or “higher than” a second HOMO or LUMO energy level if the first energy level is closer to the vacuum energy level. Since ionization potentials (IP) are measured as a negative energy relative to a vacuum level, a higher HOMO energy level corresponds to an IP having a smaller absolute value (an IP that is less negative). Similarly, a higher LUMO energy level corresponds to an electron affinity (EA) having a smaller absolute value (an EA that is less negative). On a conventional energy level diagram, with the vacuum level at the top, the LUMO energy level of a material is higher than the HOMO energy level of the same material. A “higher” HOMO or LUMO energy level appears closer to the top of such a diagram than a “lower” HOMO or LUMO energy level.

As used herein, and as would be generally understood by one skilled in the art, a first work function is “greater than” or “higher than” a second work function if the first work function has a higher absolute value. Because work functions are generally measured as negative numbers relative to vacuum level, this means that a “higher” work function is more negative. On a conventional energy level diagram, with the vacuum level at the top, a “higher” work function is illustrated as further away from the vacuum level in the downward direction. Thus, the definitions of HOMO and LUMO energy levels follow a different convention than work functions.

The terms “halo,” “halogen,” and “halide” are used interchangeably and refer to fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

The term “acyl” refers to a substituted carbonyl radical (C(O)—R_(s)).

The term “ester” refers to a substituted oxycarbonyl (—O—C(O)—R_(s) or —C(O)—O—R_(s)) radical.

The term “ether” refers to an —OR, radical.

The terms “sulfanyl” or “thio-ether” are used interchangeably and refer to a —SR, radical.

The term “selenyl” refers to a —SeR_(s) radical.

The term “sulfinyl” refers to a —S(O)—R_(s) radical.

The term “sulfonyl” refers to a —SO₂—R_(s) radical.

The term “phosphino” refers to a —P(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “silyl” refers to a —Si(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “germyl” refers to a —Ge(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “boryl” refers to a —B(R_(s))₂ radical or its Lewis adduct —B(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein R_(s) can be same or different.

In each of the above, R_(s) can be hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combination thereof. Preferred R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combination thereof.

The term “alkyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkyl radicals. Preferred alkyl groups are those containing from one to fifteen carbon atoms and includes methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, and the like. Additionally, the alkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “cycloalkyl” refers to and includes monocyclic, polycyclic, and spiro alkyl radicals. Preferred cycloalkyl groups are those containing 3 to 12 ring carbon atoms and includes cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptyl, spiro[4.5]decyl, spiro[5.5]undecyl, adamantyl, and the like. Additionally, the cycloalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The terms “heteroalkyl” or “heterocycloalkyl” refer to an alkyl or a cycloalkyl radical, respectively, having at least one carbon atom replaced by a heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si and Se, preferably, O, S or N. Additionally, the heteroalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “alkenyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkene radicals. Alkenyl groups are essentially alkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the alkyl chain Cycloalkenyl groups are essentially cycloalkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the cycloalkyl ring. The term “heteroalkenyl” as used herein refers to an alkenyl radical having at least one carbon atom replaced by a heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se, preferably, O, S, or N. Preferred alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroalkenyl groups are those containing two to fifteen carbon atoms. Additionally, the alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroalkenyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “alkynyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkyne radicals. Alkynyl groups are essentially alkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the alkyl chain Preferred alkynyl groups are those containing two to fifteen carbon atoms. Additionally, the alkynyl group may be optionally substituted.

The terms “aralkyl” or “arylalkyl” are used interchangeably and refer to an alkyl group that is substituted with an aryl group. Additionally, the aralkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “heterocyclic group” refers to and includes aromatic and non-aromatic cyclic radicals containing at least one heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se, preferably, O, S, or N. Hetero-aromatic cyclic radicals may be used interchangeably with heteroaryl. Preferred hetero-non-aromatic cyclic groups are those containing 3 to 7 ring atoms which includes at least one hetero atom, and includes cyclic amines such as morpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, and the like, and cyclic ethers/thio-ethers, such as tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, tetrahydrothiophene, and the like. Additionally, the heterocyclic group may be optionally substituted.

The term “aryl” refers to and includes both single-ring aromatic hydrocarbyl groups and polycyclic aromatic ring systems. The polycyclic rings may have two or more rings in which two carbons are common to two adjoining rings (the rings are “fused”) wherein at least one of the rings is an aromatic hydrocarbyl group, e.g., the other rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, aryl, heterocycles, and/or heteroaryls. Preferred aryl groups are those containing six to thirty carbon atoms, preferably six to twenty carbon atoms, more preferably six to twelve carbon atoms. Especially preferred is an aryl group having six carbons, ten carbons or twelve carbons. Suitable aryl groups include phenyl, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene, preferably phenyl, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, fluorene, and naphthalene. Additionally, the aryl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “heteroaryl” refers to and includes both single-ring aromatic groups and polycyclic aromatic ring systems that include at least one heteroatom. The heteroatoms include, but are not limited to O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se. In many instances, O, S, or N are the preferred heteroatoms. Hetero-single ring aromatic systems are preferably single rings with 5 or 6 ring atoms, and the ring can have from one to six heteroatoms. The hetero-polycyclic ring systems can have two or more rings in which two atoms are common to two adjoining rings (the rings are “fused”) wherein at least one of the rings is a heteroaryl, e.g., the other rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, aryl, heterocycles, and/or heteroaryls. The hetero-polycyclic aromatic ring systems can have from one to six heteroatoms per ring of the polycyclic aromatic ring system. Preferred heteroaryl groups are those containing three to thirty carbon atoms, preferably three to twenty carbon atoms, more preferably three to twelve carbon atoms. Suitable heteroaryl groups include dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine, preferably dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, imidazole, pyridine, triazine, benzimidazole, 1,2-azaborine, 1,3-azaborine, 1,4-azaborine, borazine, and aza-analogs thereof. Additionally, the heteroaryl group may be optionally substituted.

Of the aryl and heteroaryl groups listed above, the groups of triphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, imidazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, triazine, and benzimidazole, and the respective aza-analogs of each thereof are of particular interest.

The terms alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heterocyclic group, aryl, and heteroaryl, as used herein, are independently unsubstituted, or independently substituted, with one or more General Substituents.

In many instances, the General Substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, selenyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In some instances, the Preferred General Substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.

In some instances, the More Preferred General Substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, aryl, heteroaryl, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.

In yet other instances, the Most Preferred General Substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.

The terms “substituted” and “substitution” refer to a substituent other than H that is bonded to the relevant position, e.g., a carbon or nitrogen. For example, when R¹ represents mono-substitution, then one R¹ must be other than H (i.e., a substitution). Similarly, when R¹ represents di-substitution, then two of R¹ must be other than H. Similarly, when R¹ represents zero or no substitution, R¹, for example, can be a hydrogen for available valencies of ring atoms, as in carbon atoms for benzene and the nitrogen atom in pyrrole, or simply represents nothing for ring atoms with fully filled valencies, e.g., the nitrogen atom in pyridine. The maximum number of substitutions possible in a ring structure will depend on the total number of available valencies in the ring atoms.

As used herein, “combinations thereof” indicates that one or more members of the applicable list are combined to form a known or chemically stable arrangement that one of ordinary skill in the art can envision from the applicable list. For example, an alkyl and deuterium can be combined to form a partial or fully deuterated alkyl group; a halogen and alkyl can be combined to form a halogenated alkyl substituent; and a halogen, alkyl, and aryl can be combined to form a halogenated arylalkyl. In one instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two to four of the listed groups. In another instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two to three groups. In yet another instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two groups. Preferred combinations of substituent groups are those that contain up to fifty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium, or those which include up to forty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium, or those that include up to thirty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium. In many instances, a preferred combination of substituent groups will include up to twenty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium.

The “aza” designation in the fragments described herein, i.e. aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzothiophene, etc. means that one or more of the C—H groups in the respective aromatic ring can be replaced by a nitrogen atom, for example, and without any limitation, azatriphenylene encompasses both dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline and dibenzo[f,h]quinoline. One of ordinary skill in the art can readily envision other nitrogen analogs of the aza-derivatives described above, and all such analogs are intended to be encompassed by the terms as set forth herein.

As used herein, “deuterium” refers to an isotope of hydrogen. Deuterated compounds can be readily prepared using methods known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,557,400, Patent Pub. No. WO 2006/095951, and U.S. Pat. Application Pub. No. US 2011/0037057, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties, describe the making of deuterium-substituted organometallic complexes. Further reference is made to Ming Yan, et al., Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 1425-30 and Atzrodt et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Reviews) 2007, 46, 7744-65, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, describe the deuteration of the methylene hydrogens in benzyl amines and efficient pathways to replace aromatic ring hydrogens with deuterium, respectively.

It is to be understood that when a molecular fragment is described as being a substituent or otherwise attached to another moiety, its name may be written as if it were a fragment (e.g. phenyl, phenylene, naphthyl, dibenzofuryl) or as if it were the whole molecule (e.g. benzene, naphthalene, dibenzofuran). As used herein, these different ways of designating a substituent or attached fragment are considered to be equivalent.

In some instance, a pair of adjacent substituents can be optionally joined or fused into a ring. The preferred ring is a five, six, or seven-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, includes both instances where the portion of the ring formed by the pair of substituents is saturated and where the portion of the ring formed by the pair of substituents is unsaturated. As used herein, “adjacent” means that the two substituents involved can be on the same ring next to each other, or on two neighboring rings having the two closest available substitutable positions, such as 2, 2′ positions in a biphenyl, or 1, 8 position in a naphthalene, as long as they can form a stable fused ring system.

B. The Compounds of the Present Disclosure

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I:

-   -   wherein:         -   moiety A has a structure of Formula II,

-   -   -    or Formula III,

-   -   -   G comprises a structure of Formula IV,

-   -   -   moiety B is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or             heterocyclic ring or a fused ring system comprising at least             two rings that are independently 5-membered and/or             6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings;         -   ring C is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or             heterocyclic ring;         -   each of Z¹, Z², Z³, and X¹ to X⁸ are independently C or N;         -   K is a direct bond or selected from the group consisting of             O, S, N(R^(α)), P(R^(α)), B(R^(α)), C(R^(α))(R^(β)), and             Si(R^(α))(R^(β));         -   R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) each independently represent             mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no             substitution;         -   each R_(a), RP, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is             independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the             group consisting of the General Substituents defined herein;         -   L_(A) is coordinated to a metal M, which is selected from             the group consisting of Ir, Rh, Re, Ru, Os, Pt, Pd, Ag, Au,             and Cu;         -   L_(A) may be joined with other ligands to form a tridentate,             tetradentate, pentadentate, and hexadentate ligand; and any             two substituents can be joined or fused to form a ring,

In some embodiments, when the moiety A is Formula III and the metal M is Ir, L_(A) is not a hexadentate ligand.

In some embodiments, when the moiety A is Formula III and M is Pt, K is S or O.

In some embodiments, the ligand L_(A) is not one of the following:

In some embodiments, each R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the Preferred General Substituents defined herein. In some embodiments, each R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the More Preferred General Substituents defined herein. In some embodiments, each R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the Most Preferred General Substituents defined herein.

In some embodiments, the moiety A has a structure of Formula II,

In some embodiments, the moiety A has a structure of Formula III,

In some embodiments of Formula III, Z¹, Z², and Z³ are each C. In some embodiments of Formula III, one of Z¹, Z², or Z³ is N. In some embodiments of Formula III, Z¹ and Z² are each C, and Z³ is N.

In some embodiments of Formula III, Z¹ is C and Z² is N. In some embodiments of Formula III, Z¹ is N and Z² is C. In some embodiments of Formula III, Z³ is C. In some embodiments of Formula III, Z³ is N.

In some embodiments, each of X¹ to X⁸ is C.

In some embodiments, at least one of X¹ to X⁸ is N. In some embodiments, exactly one of X¹ to X⁸ is N.

In some embodiments, at least one of X² and X⁸ is N. In some embodiments, exactly one of X² and X⁸ is N.

In some embodiments, at least one of X¹ to X⁴ is N. In some embodiments, exactly one of X¹ to X⁴ is N.

In some embodiments, the ring C is a 5-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring. In some embodiments, the ring C is selected from the group consisting of imidazole, pyrazole, pyrrole, oxazole, furan, thiophene, and thiazole.

In some embodiments, the ring C is a 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring. In some embodiments, the ring C is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, pyrazine, and triazine.

In some embodiments, two R^(C) at X² and X⁸ are joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, G is bonded to the moiety A by one of X¹, X², X³, and X⁴. In some embodiments, G is directly bonded to the moiety A by one of X¹, X², X³, and X⁴. In some embodiments, G is bonded to the moiety A by one of X¹, X², X³, and X⁴ via an organic linker. In some embodiments, the organic linker is aromatic, which may be further substituted.

In some embodiments, G is bonded to the moiety A by one of X² and X⁸. In some embodiments, G is directly bonded to the moiety A by one of X² and X⁸. In some embodiments, G is bonded to the moiety A by one of X² or X⁸ via an organic linker. In some embodiments, G is directly bonded to the moiety A by an atom that is part of Ring C. In some embodiments, G is bonded to the moiety A by an organic linker bonded to the ring C.

In some embodiments, the moiety B is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

In some embodiments, the moiety B is a fused ring system comprising at least two rings that are independently 5-membered and/or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings.

In some embodiments, the moiety B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, pyrazine, triazine, imidazole, pyrazole, pyrrole, oxazole, furan, thiophene, thiazole, naphthalene, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinazoline, benzofuran, benzoxazole, benzothiophene, benzothiazole, benzoselenophene, indene, indole, benzimidazole, carbazole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, quinoxaline, phthalazine, phenanthrene, phenanthridine, fluorene, and aza-variants thereof.

In some embodiments, at least one R^(A) is other than hydrogen or deuterium. In some embodiments, two R^(A) are joined to form a ring. In some embodiments, two R^(A) are joined to form a fused 5-membered or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring.

In some embodiments, at least one R^(B) is other than hydrogen or deuterium. In some embodiments, two R^(B) are joined to form a ring. In some embodiments, two R^(B) are joined to form a fused 5-membered or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring.

In some embodiments, two R^(D) are joined to form a ring. In some embodiments, two R^(D) are joined to form a fused 5-membered or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring. In some embodiments where two R^(A), R^(B), or R^(D) are joined, the fused 5-membered or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of benzene, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, pyrazine, triazine, imidazole, pyrazole, pyrrole, oxazole, furan, thiophene, or thiazole.

In some embodiments, the moiety B is independently a polycyclic fused ring structure. In some embodiments, the moiety B is a polycyclic fused ring structure comprising at least three fused rings. In some embodiments, the polycyclic fused ring structure has two 6-membered rings and one 5-membered ring. In some such embodiments, the 5-membered ring is fused to the ring coordinated to metal M and the second 6-membered ring is fused to the 5-membered ring. In some embodiments, the moiety B is selected from the group consisting of dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, dibenzoselenophene, and aza-variants thereof. In some such embodiments, the moiety B can be further substituted at the ortho- or meta-position of the O, S, or Se atom by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, nitrile, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof. In some such embodiments, the aza-variants contain exactly one N atom at the 6-position (ortho to the O, S, or Se) with a substituent at the 7-position (meta to the O, S, or Se).

In some embodiments, the moiety B is a polycyclic fused ring structure comprising at least four fused rings. In some embodiments, the polycyclic fused ring structure comprises three 6-membered rings and one 5-membered ring. In some such embodiments, the 5-membered ring is fused to the ring coordinated to the metal M, the second 6-membered ring is fused to the 5-membered ring, and the third 6-membered ring is fused to the second 6-membered ring. In some such embodiments, the third 6-membered ring is further substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, nitrile, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the moiety B is a polycyclic fused ring structure comprising at least five fused rings. In some embodiments, the polycyclic fused ring structure comprises four 6-membered rings and one 5-membered ring or three 6-membered rings and two 5-membered rings. In some embodiments comprising two 5-membered rings, the 5-membered rings are fused together. In some embodiments comprising two 5-membered rings, the 5-membered rings are separated by at least one 6-membered ring. In some embodiments with one 5-membered ring, the 5-membered ring is fused to the ring coordinated to metal M, the second 6-membered ring is fused to the 5-membered ring, the third 6-membered ring is fused to the second 6-membered ring, and the fourth 6-membered ring is fused to the third-6-membered ring.

In some embodiments, the moiety B is an aza version of the polycyclic fused rings described above. In some such embodiments, the moiety B independently contains exactly one aza N atom. In some such embodiments, the moiety B contains exactly two aza N atoms, which can be in one ring, or in two different rings. In some such embodiments, the ring having aza N atom is separated by at least two other rings from the metal M atom. In some such embodiments, the ring having aza N atom is separated by at least three other rings from the metal M atom. In some such embodiments, each of the ortho position of the aza N atom is substituted.

In some embodiments, K is a direct bond. In some embodiments, K is O. In some embodiments, K is S.

In some embodiments of the compound, at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), or R^(D) comprises/is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), or R^(D) comprises/is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), or R^(D) comprises/is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), or R^(D) comprises/is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), or R^(D) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments of the compound, one R^(A) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(A) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(A) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(A) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(A) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments of the compound, one R^(B) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(B) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(B) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(B) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(B) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments of the compound, one R^(C) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(C) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(C) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(C) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(C) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments of the compound, one R^(D) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(D) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(D) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(D) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(D) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments of the compound, the first ligand L_(A) comprises an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, the first ligand L_(A) comprises an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, the first ligand L_(A) comprises an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, the first ligand L_(A) comprises an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, the first ligand L_(A) comprises an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawing groups commonly comprise one or more highly electronegative elements including but not limited to fluorine, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, chlorine, and bromine.

In some embodiments of the compound, the electron-withdrawing group has a Hammett constant larger than 0. In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawing group has a Hammett constant equal or larger than 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, or 1.1.

In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawn group is selected from the group consisting of the following structures (LIST EWG 1): F, CF₃, CN, COCH₃, CHO, COCF₃, COOMe, COOCF₃, NO₂, SF₃, SiF₃, PF₄, SFS, OCF₃, SCF₃, SeCF₃, SOCF₃, SeOCF₃, SO₂F, SO₂CF₃, SeO₂CF₃, OSeO₂CF₃, OCN, SCN, SeCN, NC, ⁺N(R)₃, (R)₂CCN, (R)₂CCF₃, CNC(CF₃)₂, BRR′, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzoborole, 1-substituted carbazole, 1,9-substituted carbazole, substituted or unsubstituted carbazole, substituted or unsubstituted pyridine, substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidine, substituted or unsubstituted pyrazine, substituted or unsubstituted pyridoxine, substituted or unsubstituted triazine, substituted or unsubstituted oxazole, substituted or unsubstituted benzoxazole, substituted or unsubstituted thiazole, substituted or unsubstituted benzothiazole, substituted or unsubstituted imidazole, substituted or unsubstituted benzimidazole, ketone, carboxylic acid, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, partially and fully fluorinated alkyl, partially and fully fluorinated aryl, partially and fully fluorinated heteroaryl, cyano-containing alkyl, cyano-containing aryl, cyano-containing heteroaryl, isocyanate,

-   -   wherein each R is independently a hydrogen or a substituent         selected from the group consisting of the General Substituents         defined herein;     -   wherein Y^(G) is selected from the group consisting of BR_(e),         NR_(e), PR_(e), O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO₂, CR_(e)R_(f),         SiR_(e)R_(f), and GeR_(e)R_(f); and     -   wherein each R, R_(e), and R_(f) is independently a hydrogen or         a substituent selected from the group consisting of the General         Substituents defined herein.

In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawing group is selected from the group consisting of the following structures (LIST EWG 2):

In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawing group is selected from the group consisting of the following structures (LIST EWG 3):

In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawing group is selected from the group consisting of the following structures (LIST EWG 4):

In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawing group is a n-electron deficient electron-withdrawing group. In some embodiments, the π-electron deficient electron-withdrawing group is selected from the group consisting of the following structures (LIST Pi-EWG): CN, COCH₃, CHO, COCF₃, COOMe, COOCF₃, NO₂, SF₃, SiF₃, PF₄, SFS, OCF₃, SCF₃, SeCF₃, SOCF₃, SeOCF₃, SO₂F, SO₂CF₃, SeO₂CF₃, OSeO₂CF₃, OCN, SCN, SeCN, NC, ⁺N(R)₃, BRR′, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzoborole, 1-substituted carbazole, 1,9-substituted carbazole, substituted or unsubstituted carbazole, substituted or unsubstituted pyridine, substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidine, substituted or unsubstituted pyrazine, substituted or unsubstituted pyridazine, substituted or unsubstituted triazine, substituted or unsubstituted oxazole, substituted or unsubstituted benzoxazole, substituted or unsubstituted thiazole, substituted or unsubstituted benzothiazole, substituted or unsubstituted imidazole, substituted or unsubstituted benzimidazole, ketone, carboxylic acid, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, partially and fully fluorinated aryl, partially and fully fluorinated heteroaryl, cyano-containing aryl, cyano-containing heteroaryl, isocyanate,

wherein each R, R_(e), and R_(f) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the General Substituents defined herein; wherein Y^(G) is selected from the group consisting of BR_(e), NR_(e), PR_(e), O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO₂, CR_(e)R_(f), SiR_(e)R_(f), and GeR_(e)R_(f).

In some embodiments, the metal M is Ir. In some embodiments, the metal M is Pt.

In some embodiments, the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST 1:

-   -   wherein:         -   each of A¹, A², X, X⁹, X¹⁰, and X¹¹ is independently C or N;         -   each of Y and Y^(oo) is independently selected from the             group consisting of BR, BRR′, NR, PR, P(O)R, O, S, Se, C═O,             C═S, C═Se, C═NR, C═CRR′, S═O, SO₂, CR, CRR′, SiRR′, and             GeRR′;     -   each of R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), and R^(LL) is independently         represents mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no         substitution;     -   each R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL), R^(C1) and R³ is         independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group         consisting of the General substituents defined herein; and     -   any two R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL), and R^(C1) can be         joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST 2:

-   -   wherein:         -   each of A¹, A², X, X⁹, X¹⁰, and X¹¹ is independently C or N;         -   each of Y and Y^(oo) is independently selected from the             group consisting of BR, BRR′, NR, PR, P(O)R, O, S, Se, C═O,             C═S, C═Se, C═NR, C═CRR′, S═O, SO₂, CR, CRR′, SiRR′, and             GeRR′;         -   each of R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), and R^(LL) is independently             represent mono to the maximum allowable substitution, or no             substitution;         -   each R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL), R^(C1), and R³             is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the             group consisting of the General Substituents defined herein;             and         -   any two R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL) and R^(C1) may             be joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein i is an integer from 1 to 24, m is an integer from 1 to 100, n is an integer from 1 to 6, and each of o and q is independently an integer from 1 to 70, wherein L_(A1)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A24)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) are defined in the following LIST 3:

L_(A) Structure of L_(A) L_(A1)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A1)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A1)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A2)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A2)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A2)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A3)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A3)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A2)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A4)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A4)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A4)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A5)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A5)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A5)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A6)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A6)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A6)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A7)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A7)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A7)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A8)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A8)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A8)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A9)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A9)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A9)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A10)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A10)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A10)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A11)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A11)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A11)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A12)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A12)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A12)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A13)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A13)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A13)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A14)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A14)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A14)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A15)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A15)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A15)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A16)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A16)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A16)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A17)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A17)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A17)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A18)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A18)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A18)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A19)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A19)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A19)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A20)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A20)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A20)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A21)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A15)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A15)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A22)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A16)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A16)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A23)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A17)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A17)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A24)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A18)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A18)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) have the structure

-   -   wherein G¹ to G¹⁰⁰ are defined in the following LIST 4:

wherein R¹ to R⁷⁰ are defined in the following LIST 5:

-   -    and     -   wherein Y1 to Y6 have the following structures:

In some embodiments, the compound has a formula of M(L_(A))_(p)(L_(B))_(q)(L_(C))_(r) wherein L_(B) and L_(C) are each a bidentate ligand; and wherein p is 1, 2, or 3; q is 0, 1, or 2; r is 0, 1, or 2; and p+q+r is the oxidation state of the metal M.

In some embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group consisting of Ir(L_(A))₃, Ir(L_(A))(L_(B))₂, Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(B)), Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(C)), and Ir(L_(A))(L_(B))(L_(C)); and wherein L_(A), L_(B), and L_(C) are different from each other.

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(A))₃, the formula Ir(L_(A))(L_(Bk))₂, the formula Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Bk)), the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))₃, the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))(L_(B))₂, the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))₂(L_(B)), the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))(L_(Bk))₂, the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))₂(L_(B))(L_(Bk)), the formula Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-I)), the formula Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-II)), the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))₂(L_(Cj-I)), the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))₂(L_(Cj-II)), the formula Ir(L_(A))(L_(Bk))(L_(Cj-I)), the formula Ir(L_(A))(L_(Bk))(L_(Cj-II)), Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))(L_(Bk))(L_(Cj-I)), or the formula Ir(L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq))(L_(Bk))(L_(Cj-II)), wherein L_(A) is a ligand with respect to Formula I as defined here; L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq) is defined herein, L_(Bk) is defined herein; and L_(Cj-I) and L_(Cj-II) are each defined herein.

In some embodiments, L_(B) is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylpyridine, and L_(C) is a substituted or unsubstituted acetylacetonate.

In some embodiments, the compound has a formula of Pt(L_(A))(L_(B)); and wherein L_(A) and L_(B) can be same or different. In some embodiments, L_(A) and L_(B) are connected to form a tetradentate ligand.

In some embodiments, L_(B) and L_(C) are each independently selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST 6:

-   -   wherein:         -   T is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, and             In;         -   each of Y¹ to Y¹³ is independently selected from the group             consisting of carbon and nitrogen;         -   Y′ is selected from the group consisting of BR_(e),             BR_(e)R_(f), NR_(e), PR_(e), P(O)Re, O, S, Se, C═O, C═S,             C═Se, C═NR_(e), C═CR_(e)R_(f), S═O, SO₂, CR_(e)R_(f),             SiR_(e)R_(f), and GeR_(e)R_(f);         -   R_(e) and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a ring;         -   each R_(a), R_(b), R_(e), and R_(d) independently represents             zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of             substitutions to its associated ring;         -   each of R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(d1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(c),             R_(d), R_(e), and R_(f) is independently a hydrogen or a             substituent selected from the group consisting of the             General Substituents defined herein; and         -   any two R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(a1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(e),             R_(d), R_(e), and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a             ring or form a multidentate ligand.

In some embodiments, L_(B) and L_(C) are each independently selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST 7:

-   -   wherein:     -   R_(a)′, R_(b)′, and R_(c)′ each independently represents zero,         mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions to its         associated ring;     -   each of R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(N),         R_(a)′, R_(b)′, and R_(c)′ is independently hydrogen or a         substituent selected from the group consisting of the General         Substituents defined herein; and     -   any two R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(N),         R_(a)′, R_(b)′, and R_(c)′ can be fused or joined to form a ring         or form a multidentate ligand.

In some embodiments, the compound has formula Ir(L_(A))₃, Ir(L_(A))(L_(Bk))₂, Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Bk)), Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-I)), or Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-II)),

-   -   wherein L_(A) is according to any one of claims 1-33, including         L_(A1)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A24)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70);     -   wherein k is an integer from 1 to 474;     -   wherein j is an integer from 1 to 1416;     -   wherein L_(B1) to L_(B474) have the structures defined in the         following LIST 8:

-   -   wherein each L_(Cj) has a structure based on formula

-   -    and         each L_(Cj-II) has a structure based on formula

wherein for each L_(Cj) in L_(Cj-I) and L_(Cj-II), R²⁰¹ and R²⁰² are each independently defined in the following LIST 9:

L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(C1) R^(D1) R^(D1) L_(C193) R^(D1) R^(D3) L_(C385) R^(D17) R^(D40) L_(C577) R^(D143) R^(D120) L_(C2) R^(D2) R^(D2) L_(C194) R^(D1) R^(D4) L_(C386) R^(D17) R^(D41) L_(C578) R^(D143) R^(D133) L_(C3) R^(D3) R^(D3) L_(C195) R^(D1) R^(D5) L_(C387) R^(D17) R^(D42) L_(C579) R^(D143) R^(D134) L_(C4) R^(D4) R^(D4) L_(C196) R^(D1) R^(D9) L_(C388) R^(D17) R^(D43) L_(C580) R^(D143) R^(D135) L_(C5) R^(D5) R^(D5) L_(C197) R^(D1) R^(D10) L_(C389) R^(D17) R^(D48) L_(C581) R^(D143) R^(D136) L_(C6) R^(D6) R^(D6) L_(C198) R^(D1) R^(D17) L_(C390) R^(D17) R^(D49) L_(C582) R^(D143) R^(D144) L_(C7) R^(D7) R^(D7) L_(C199) R^(D1) R^(D18) L_(C391) R^(D17) R^(D50) L_(C583) R^(D143) R^(D145) L_(C8) R^(D8) R^(D8) L_(C200) R^(D1) R^(D20) L_(C392) R^(D17) R^(D54) L_(C584) R^(D143) R^(D146) L_(C9) R^(D9) R^(D9) L_(C201) R^(D1) R^(D22) L_(C393) R^(D17) R^(D55) L_(C585) R^(D143) R^(D147) L_(C10) R^(D10) R^(D10) L_(C202) R^(D1) R^(D37) L_(C394) R^(D17) R^(D58) L_(C586) R^(D143) R^(D149) L_(C11) R^(D11) R^(D11) L_(C203) R^(D1) R^(D40) L_(C395) R^(D17) R^(D59) L_(C587) R^(D143) R^(D151) L_(C12) R^(D12) R^(D12) L_(C204) R^(D1) R^(D41) L_(C396) R^(D17) R^(D78) L_(C588) R^(D143) R^(D154) L_(C13) R^(D13) R^(D13) L_(C205) R^(D1) R^(D42) L_(C397) R^(D17) R^(D79) L_(C589) R^(D143) R^(D155) L_(C14) R^(D14) R^(D14) L_(C206) R^(D1) R^(D43) L_(C398) R^(D17) R^(D81) L_(C590) R^(D143) R^(D161) L_(C15) R^(D15) R^(D15) L_(C207) R^(D1) R^(D48) L_(C399) R^(D17) R^(D87) L_(C591) R^(D143) R^(D175) L_(C16) R^(D16) R^(D16) L_(C208) R^(D1) R^(D49) L_(C400) R^(D17) R^(D88) L_(C592) R^(D144) R^(D3) L_(C17) R^(D17) R^(D17) L_(C209) R^(D1) R^(D50) L_(C401) R^(D17) R^(D89) L_(C593) R^(D144) R^(D5) L_(C18) R^(D18) R^(D18) L_(C210) R^(D1) R^(D54) L_(C402) R^(D17) R^(D93) L_(C594) R^(D144) R^(D17) L_(C19) R^(D19) R^(D19) L_(C211) R^(D1) R^(D55) L_(C403) R^(D17) R^(D116) L_(C595) R^(D144) R^(D18) L_(C20) R^(D20) R^(D20) L_(C212) R^(D1) R^(D58) L_(C404) 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R^(D49) L_(C110) R^(D110) R^(D110) L_(C302) R^(D9) R^(D50) L_(C494) R^(D55) R^(D134) L_(C686) R^(D146) R^(D54) L_(C111) R^(D111) R^(D111) L_(C303) R^(D9) R^(D54) L_(C495) R^(D55) R^(D135) L_(C687) R^(D146) R^(D58) L_(C112) R^(D112) R^(D112) L_(C304) R^(D9) R^(D55) L_(C496) R^(D55) R^(D136) L_(C688) R^(D146) R^(D59) L_(C113) R^(D113) R^(D113) L_(C305) R^(D9) R^(D58) L_(C497) R^(D55) R^(D143) L_(C689) R^(D146) R^(D78) L_(C114) R^(D114) R^(D114) L_(C306) R^(D9) R^(D59) L_(C498) R^(D55) R^(D144) L_(C690) R^(D146) R^(D79) L_(C115) R^(D115) R^(D115) L_(C307) R^(D9) R^(D78) L_(C499) R^(D55) R^(D145) L_(C691) R^(D146) R^(D81) L_(C116) R^(D116) R^(D116) L_(C308) R^(D9) R^(D79) L_(C500) R^(D55) R^(D146) L_(C692) R^(D146) R^(D87) L_(C117) R^(D117) R^(D117) L_(C309) R^(D9) R^(D81) L_(C501) R^(D55) R^(D147) L_(C693) R^(D146) R^(D88) L_(C118) R^(D118) R^(D118) L_(C310) R^(D9) R^(D87) L_(C502) R^(D55) R^(D149) L_(C694) R^(D146) R^(D89) L_(C119) R^(D119) R^(D119) L_(C311) R^(D9) R^(D88) L_(C503) 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R^(D129) R^(D129) L_(C321) R^(D9) R^(D135) L_(C513) R^(D116) R^(D22) L_(C705) R^(D146) R^(D147) L_(C130) R^(D130) R^(D130) L_(C322) R^(D9) R^(D136) L_(C514) R^(D116) R^(D37) L_(C706) R^(D146) R^(D149) L_(C131) R^(D131) R^(D131) L_(C323) R^(D9) R^(D143) L_(C515) R^(D116) R^(D40) L_(C707) R^(D146) R^(D151) L_(C132) R^(D132) R^(D132) L_(C324) R^(D9) R^(D144) L_(C516) R^(D116) R^(D41) L_(C708) R^(D146) R^(D154) L_(C133) R^(D133) R^(D133) L_(C325) R^(D9) R^(D145) L_(C517) R^(D116) R^(D42) L_(C709) R^(D146) R^(D155) L_(C134) R^(D134) R^(D134) L_(C326) R^(D9) R^(D146) L_(C518) R^(D116) R^(D43) L_(C710) R^(D146) R^(D161) L_(C135) R^(D135) R^(D135) L_(C327) R^(D9) R^(D147) L_(C519) R^(D116) R^(D48) L_(C711) R^(D146) R^(D175) L_(C136) R^(D136) R^(D136) L_(C328) R^(D9) R^(D149) L_(C520) R^(D116) R^(D49) L_(C712) R^(D133) R^(D3) L_(C137) R^(D137) R^(D137) L_(C329) R^(D9) R^(D151) L_(C521) R^(D116) R^(D54) L_(C713) R^(D133) R^(D5) L_(C138) R^(D138) R^(D138) L_(C330) R^(D9) R^(D154) L_(C522) R^(D116) R^(D58) L_(C714) R^(D133) R^(D3) L_(C139) R^(D139) R^(D139) L_(C331) R^(D9) R^(D155) L_(C523) R^(D116) R^(D59) L_(C715) R^(D133) R^(D18) L_(C140) R^(D140) R^(D140) L_(C332) R^(D9) R^(D161) L_(C524) R^(D116) R^(D78) L_(C716) R^(D133) R^(D20) L_(C141) R^(D141) R^(D141) L_(C333) R^(D9) R^(D175) L_(C525) R^(D116) R^(D79) L_(C717) R^(D133) R^(D22) L_(C142) R^(D142) R^(D142) L_(C334) R^(D10) R^(D3) L_(C526) R^(D116) R^(D81) L_(C718) R^(D133) R^(D37) L_(C143) R^(D143) R^(D143) L_(C335) R^(D10) R^(D5) L_(C527) R^(D116) R^(D87) L_(C719) R^(D133) R^(D40) L_(C144) R^(D144) R^(D144) L_(C336) R^(D10) R^(D17) L_(C528) R^(D116) R^(D88) L_(C720) R^(D133) R^(D41) L_(C145) R^(D145) R^(D145) L_(C337) R^(D10) R^(D18) L_(C529) R^(D116) R^(D89) L_(C721) R^(D133) R^(D42) L_(C146) R^(D146) R^(D146) L_(C338) R^(D10) R^(D20) L_(C530) R^(D116) R^(D93) L_(C722) R^(D133) R^(D43) L_(C147) R^(D147) R^(D147) L_(C339) R^(D10) R^(D22) L_(C531) R^(D116) R^(D117) L_(C723) R^(D133) R^(D48) L_(C148) R^(D148) R^(D148) L_(C340) R^(D10) R^(D37) L_(C532) R^(D116) R^(D118) L_(C724) R^(D133) R^(D49) L_(C149) R^(D149) R^(D149) L_(C341) R^(D10) R^(D40) L_(C533) R^(D116) R^(D119) L_(C725) R^(D133) R^(D54) L_(C150) R^(D150) R^(D150) L_(C342) R^(D10) R^(D41) L_(C534) R^(D116) R^(D120) L_(C726) R^(D133) R^(D58) L_(C151) R^(D151) R^(D151) L_(C343) R^(D10) R^(D42) L_(C535) R^(D116) R^(D133) L_(C727) R^(D133) R^(D59) L_(C152) R^(D152) R^(D152) L_(C344) R^(D10) R^(D43) L_(C536) R^(D116) R^(D134) L_(C728) R^(D133) R^(D78) L_(C153) R^(D153) R^(D153) L_(C345) R^(D10) R^(D48) L_(C537) R^(D116) R^(D135) L_(C729) R^(D133) R^(D79) L_(C154) R^(D154) R^(D154) L_(C346) R^(D10) R^(D49) L_(C538) R^(D116) R^(D136) L_(C730) R^(D133) R^(D81) L_(C155) R^(D155) R^(D155) L_(C347) R^(D10) R^(D50) L_(C539) R^(D116) R^(D143) L_(C731) R^(D133) R^(D87) L_(C156) R^(D156) R^(D156) L_(C348) R^(D10) R^(D54) L_(C540) R^(D116) R^(D144) L_(C732) R^(D133) R^(D88) L_(C157) R^(D157) R^(D157) L_(C349) R^(D10) R^(D55) L_(C541) R^(D116) R^(D145) L_(C733) R^(D133) R^(D89) L_(C158) R^(D158) R^(D158) L_(C350) R^(D10) R^(D58) L_(C542) R^(D116) R^(D146) L_(C734) R^(D133) R^(D93) L_(C159) R^(D159) R^(D159) L_(C351) R^(D10) R^(D59) L_(C543) R^(D116) R^(D147) L_(C735) R^(D133) R^(D117) L_(C160) R^(D160) R^(D160) L_(C352) R^(D10) R^(D78) L_(C544) R^(D116) R^(D149) L_(C736) R^(D133) R^(D118) L_(C161) R^(D161) R^(D161) L_(C353) R^(D10) R^(D79) L_(C545) R^(D116) R^(D151) L_(C737) R^(D133) R^(D119) L_(C162) R^(D162) R^(D162) L_(C354) R^(D10) R^(D81) L_(C546) R^(D116) R^(D154) L_(C738) R^(D133) R^(D120) L_(C163) R^(D163) R^(D163) L_(C355) R^(D10) R^(D87) L_(C547) R^(D116) R^(D155) L_(C739) R^(D133) R^(D133) L_(C164) R^(D164) R^(D164) L_(C356) R^(D10) R^(D88) L_(C548) R^(D116) R^(D161) L_(C740) R^(D133) R^(D134) L_(C165) R^(D165) R^(D165) L_(C357) R^(D10) R^(D89) L_(C549) R^(D116) R^(D175) L_(C741) R^(D133) R^(D135) L_(C166) R^(D166) R^(D166) L_(C358) R^(D10) R^(D93) L_(C550) R^(D143) R^(D3) L_(C742) R^(D133) R^(D136) L_(C167) R^(D167) R^(D167) L_(C359) R^(D10) R^(D116) L_(C551) R^(D143) R^(D5) L_(C743) R^(D133) R^(D146) L_(C168) R^(D168) R^(D168) L_(C360) R^(D10) R^(D117) L_(C552) R^(D143) R^(D17) L_(C744) R^(D133) R^(D147) L_(C169) R^(D169) R^(D169) L_(C361) R^(D10) R^(D118) L_(C553) R^(D143) R^(D18) L_(C745) R^(D133) R^(D149) L_(C170) R^(D170) R^(D170) L_(C362) R^(D10) R^(D119) L_(C554) R^(D143) R^(D20) L_(C746) R^(D133) R^(D151) L_(C171) R^(D171) R^(D171) L_(C363) R^(D10) R^(D120) L_(C555) R^(D143) R^(D22) L_(C747) R^(D133) R^(D154) L_(C172) R^(D172) R^(D172) L_(C364) R^(D10) R^(D133) L_(C556) R^(D143) R^(D37) L_(C748) R^(D133) R^(D155) L_(C173) R^(D173) R^(D173) L_(C365) R^(D10) R^(D134) L_(C557) R^(D143) R^(D40) L_(C749) R^(D133) R^(D161) L_(C174) R^(D174) R^(D174) L_(C366) R^(D10) R^(D135) L_(C558) R^(D143) R^(D41) L_(C750) R^(D133) R^(D175) L_(C175) R^(D175) R^(D175) L_(C367) R^(D10) R^(D136) L_(C559) R^(D143) R^(D42) L_(C751) R^(D175) R^(D3) L_(C176) R^(D176) R^(D176) L_(C368) R^(D10) R^(D143) L_(C560) R^(D143) R^(D43) L_(C752) R^(D175) R^(D5) L_(C177) R^(D177) R^(D177) L_(C369) R^(D10) R^(D144) L_(C561) R^(D143) R^(D48) L_(C753) R^(D175) R^(D18) L_(C178) R^(D178) R^(D178) L_(C370) R^(D10) R^(D145) L_(C562) R^(D143) R^(D49) L_(C754) R^(D175) R^(D20) L_(C179) R^(D179) R^(D179) L_(C371) R^(D10) R^(D146) L_(C563) R^(D143) R^(D54) L_(C755) R^(D175) R^(D22) L_(C180) R^(D180) R^(D180) L_(C372) R^(D10) R^(D147) L_(C564) R^(D143) R^(D58) L_(C756) R^(D175) R^(D37) L_(C181) R^(D181) R^(D181) L_(C373) R^(D10) R^(D149) L_(C565) R^(D143) R^(D59) L_(C757) R^(D175) R^(D40) L_(C182) R^(D182) R^(D182) L_(C374) R^(D10) R^(D151) L_(C566) R^(D143) R^(D78) L_(C758) R^(D175) R^(D41) L_(C183) R^(D183) R^(D183) L_(C375) R^(D10) R^(D154) L_(C567) R^(D143) R^(D79) L_(C759) R^(D175) R^(D42) L_(C184) R^(D184) R^(D184) L_(C376) R^(D10) R^(D155) L_(C568) R^(D143) R^(D81) L_(C760) R^(D175) R^(D43) L_(C185) R^(D185) R^(D185) L_(C377) R^(D10) R^(D161) L_(C569) R^(D143) R^(D87) L_(C761) R^(D175) R^(D48) L_(C186) R^(D186) R^(D186) L_(C378) R^(D10) R^(D175) L_(C570) R^(D143) R^(D88) L_(C762) R^(D175) R^(D49) L_(C187) R^(D187) R^(D187) L_(C379) R^(D17) R^(D3) L_(C571) R^(D143) R^(D89) L_(C763) R^(D175) R^(D54) L_(C188) R^(D188) R^(D188) L_(C380) R^(D17) R^(D5) L_(C572) R^(D143) R^(D93) L_(C764) R^(D175) R^(D58) L_(C189) R^(D189) R^(D189) L_(C381) R^(D17) R^(D18) L_(C573) R^(D143) R^(D116) L_(C765) R^(D175) R^(D59) L_(C190) R^(D190) R^(D190) L_(C382) R^(D17) R^(D20) L_(C574) R^(D143) R^(D117) L_(C766) R^(D175) R^(D78) L_(C191) R^(D191) R^(D191) L_(C383) R^(D17) R^(D22) L_(C575) R^(D143) R^(D118) L_(C767) R^(D175) R^(D79) L_(C192) R^(D192) R^(D192) L_(C384) R^(D17) R^(D37) L_(C576) R^(D143) R^(D119) L_(C768) R^(D175) R^(D81) L_(C769) R^(D193) R^(D193) L_(C877) R^(D1) R^(D193) L_(C985) R^(D4) R^(D193) L_(C1093) R^(D9) R^(D193) L_(C770) R^(D194) R^(D194) L_(C878) R^(D1) R^(D194) L_(C986) R^(D4) R^(D194) L_(C1094) R^(D9) R^(D194) L_(C771) R^(D195) R^(D195) L_(C879) R^(D1) R^(D195) L_(C987) R^(D4) R^(D195) L_(C1095) R^(D9) R^(D195) L_(C772) R^(D196) R^(D196) L_(C880) R^(D1) R^(D196) L_(C988) R^(D4) R^(D196) L_(C1096) R^(D9) R^(D196) L_(C773) R^(D197) R^(D197) L_(C881) R^(D1) R^(D197) L_(C989) R^(D4) R^(D197) L_(C1097) R^(D9) R^(D197) L_(C774) R^(D198) R^(D198) L_(C882) R^(D1) R^(D198) L_(C990) R^(D4) R^(D198) L_(C1098) R^(D9) R^(D198) L_(C775) R^(D199) R^(D199) L_(C883) R^(D1) R^(D199) L_(C991) R^(D4) R^(D199) L_(C1099) R^(D9) R^(D199) L_(C776) R^(D200) R^(D200) L_(C884) R^(D1) R^(D200) L_(C992) R^(D4) R^(D200) L_(C1100) R^(D9) R^(D200) L_(C777) R^(D201) R^(D201) L_(C885) R^(D1) R^(D201) L_(C993) R^(D4) R^(D201) L_(C1101) R^(D9) R^(D201) L_(C778) R^(D202) R^(D202) L_(C886) R^(D1) R^(D202) L_(C994) R^(D4) R^(D202) L_(C1102) R^(D9) R^(D202) L_(C779) R^(D203) R^(D203) L_(C887) R^(D1) R^(D203) L_(C995) R^(D4) R^(D203) L_(C1103) R^(D9) R^(D203) L_(C780) R^(D204) R^(D204) L_(C888) R^(D1) R^(D204) L_(C996) R^(D4) R^(D204) L_(C1104) R^(D9) R^(D204) L_(C781) R^(D205) R^(D205) L_(C889) R^(D1) R^(D205) L_(C997) R^(D4) R^(D205) L_(C1105) R^(D9) R^(D205) L_(C782) R^(D206) R^(D206) L_(C890) R^(D1) R^(D206) L_(C998) R^(D4) R^(D206) L_(C1106) R^(D9) R^(D206) L_(C783) R^(D207) R^(D207) L_(C891) R^(D1) R^(D207) L_(C999) R^(D4) R^(D207) L_(C1107) R^(D9) R^(D207) L_(C784) R^(D208) R^(D208) L_(C892) R^(D1) R^(D208) L_(C1000) R^(D4) R^(D208) L_(C1108) R^(D9) R^(D208) L_(C785) R^(D209) R^(D209) L_(C893) R^(D1) R^(D209) L_(C1001) R^(D4) R^(D209) L_(C1109) R^(D9) R^(D209) L_(C786) R^(D210) R^(D210) L_(C894) R^(D1) R^(D210) L_(C1002) R^(D4) R^(D210) L_(C1110) R^(D9) R^(D210) L_(C787) R^(D211) R^(D211) L_(C895) R^(D1) R^(D211) L_(C1003) R^(D4) R^(D211) L_(C1111) R^(D9) R^(D211) L_(C788) R^(D212) R^(D212) L_(C896) R^(D1) R^(D212) L_(C1004) R^(D4) R^(D212) L_(C1112) R^(D9) R^(D212) L_(C789) R^(D213) R^(D213) L_(C897) R^(D1) R^(D213) L_(C1005) R^(D4) R^(D213) L_(C1113) R^(D9) R^(D213) L_(C790) R^(D214) R^(D214) L_(C898) R^(D1) R^(D214) L_(C1006) R^(D4) R^(D214) L_(C1114) R^(D9) R^(D214) L_(C791) R^(D215) R^(D215) L_(C899) R^(D1) R^(D215) L_(C1007) R^(D4) R^(D215) L_(C1115) R^(D9) R^(D215) L_(C792) R^(D216) R^(D216) L_(C900) R^(D1) R^(D216) L_(C1008) R^(D4) R^(D216) L_(C1116) R^(D9) R^(D216) L_(C793) R^(D217) R^(D217) L_(C901) R^(D1) R^(D217) L_(C1009) R^(D4) R^(D217) L_(C1117) R^(D9) R^(D217) L_(C794) R^(D218) R^(D218) L_(C902) R^(D1) R^(D218) L_(C1010) R^(D4) R^(D218) L_(C1118) R^(D9) R^(D218) L_(C795) R^(D219) R^(D219) L_(C903) R^(D1) R^(D219) L_(C1011) R^(D4) R^(D219) L_(C1119) R^(D9) R^(D219) L_(C796) R^(D220) R^(D220) L_(C904) R^(D1) R^(D220) L_(C1012) R^(D4) R^(D220) L_(C1120) R^(D9) R^(D220) L_(C797) R^(D221) R^(D221) L_(C905) R^(D1) R^(D221) L_(C1013) R^(D4) R^(D221) L_(C1121) R^(D9) R^(D221) L_(C798) R^(D222) R^(D222) L_(C906) R^(D1) R^(D222) L_(C1014) R^(D4) R^(D222) L_(C1122) R^(D9) R^(D222) L_(C799) R^(D223) R^(D223) L_(C907) R^(D1) R^(D223) L_(C1015) R^(D4) R^(D223) L_(C1123) R^(D9) R^(D223) L_(C800) R^(D224) R^(D224) L_(C908) R^(D1) R^(D224) L_(C1016) R^(D4) R^(D224) L_(C1124) R^(D9) R^(D224) L_(C801) R^(D225) R^(D225) L_(C909) R^(D1) R^(D225) L_(C1017) R^(D4) R^(D225) L_(C1125) R^(D9) R^(D225) L_(C802) R^(D226) R^(D226) L_(C910) R^(D1) R^(D226) L_(C1018) R^(D4) R^(D226) L_(C1126) R^(D9) R^(D226) L_(C803) R^(D227) R^(D227) L_(C911) R^(D1) R^(D227) L_(C1019) R^(D4) R^(D227) L_(C1127) R^(D9) R^(D227) L_(C804) R^(D228) R^(D228) L_(C912) R^(D1) R^(D228) L_(C1020) R^(D4) R^(D228) L_(C1128) R^(D9) R^(D228) L_(C805) R^(D229) R^(D229) L_(C913) R^(D1) R^(D229) L_(C1021) R^(D4) R^(D229) L_(C1129) R^(D9) R^(D229) L_(C806) R^(D230) R^(D230) L_(C914) R^(D1) R^(D230) L_(C1022) R^(D4) R^(D230) L_(C1130) R^(D9) R^(D230) L_(C807) R^(D231) R^(D231) L_(C915) R^(D1) R^(D231) L_(C1023) R^(D4) R^(D231) L_(C1131) R^(D9) R^(D231) L_(C808) R^(D232) R^(D232) L_(C916) R^(D1) R^(D232) L_(C1024) R^(D4) R^(D232) L_(C1132) R^(D9) R^(D232) L_(C809) R^(D233) R^(D233) L_(C917) R^(D1) R^(D233) L_(C1025) R^(D4) R^(D233) L_(C1133) R^(D9) R^(D233) L_(C810) R^(D234) R^(D234) L_(C918) R^(D1) R^(D234) L_(C1026) R^(D4) R^(D234) L_(C1134) R^(D9) R^(D234) L_(C811) R^(D235) R^(D235) L_(C919) R^(D1) R^(D235) L_(C1027) R^(D4) R^(D235) L_(C1135) R^(D9) R^(D235) L_(C812) R^(D236) R^(D236) L_(C920) R^(D1) R^(D236) L_(C1028) R^(D4) R^(D236) L_(C1136) R^(D9) R^(D236) L_(C813) R^(D237) R^(D237) L_(C921) R^(D1) R^(D237) L_(C1029) R^(D4) R^(D237) L_(C1137) R^(D9) R^(D237) L_(C814) R^(D238) R^(D238) L_(C922) R^(D1) R^(D238) L_(C1030) R^(D4) R^(D238) L_(C1138) R^(D9) R^(D238) L_(C815) R^(D239) R^(D239) L_(C923) R^(D1) R^(D239) L_(C1031) R^(D4) R^(D239) L_(C1139) R^(D9) R^(D239) L_(C816) R^(D240) R^(D240) L_(C924) R^(D1) R^(D240) L_(C1032) R^(D4) R^(D240) L_(C1140) R^(D9) R^(D240) L_(C817) R^(D241) R^(D241) L_(C925) R^(D1) R^(D241) L_(C1033) R^(D4) R^(D241) L_(C1141) R^(D9) R^(D241) L_(C818) R^(D242) R^(D242) L_(C926) R^(D1) R^(D242) L_(C1034) R^(D4) R^(D242) L_(C1142) R^(D9) R^(D242) L_(C819) R^(D243) R^(D243) L_(C927) R^(D1) R^(D243) L_(C1035) R^(D4) 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L_(C1388) R^(D143) R^(D218) L_(C1227) R^(D10) R^(D219) L_(C1281) R^(D55) R^(D219) L_(C1335) R^(D37) R^(D219) L_(C1389) R^(D143) R^(D219) L_(C1228) R^(D10) R^(D220) L_(C1282) R^(D55) R^(D220) L_(C1336) R^(D37) R^(D220) L_(C1390) R^(D143) R^(D220) L_(C1229) R^(D10) R^(D221) L_(C1283) R^(D55) R^(D221) L_(C1337) R^(D37) R^(D221) L_(C1391) R^(D143) R^(D221) L_(C1230) R^(D10) R^(D222) L_(C1284) R^(D55) R^(D222) L_(C1338) R^(D37) R^(D222) L_(C1392) R^(D143) R^(D222) L_(C1231) R^(D10) R^(D223) L_(C1285) R^(D55) R^(D223) L_(C1339) R^(D37) R^(D223) L_(C1393) R^(D143) R^(D223) L_(C1232) R^(D10) R^(D224) L_(C1286) R^(D55) R^(D224) L_(C1340) R^(D37) R^(D224) L_(C1394) R^(D143) R^(D224) L_(C1233) R^(D10) R^(D225) L_(C1287) R^(D55) R^(D225) L_(C1341) R^(D37) R^(D225) L_(C1395) R^(D143) R^(D225) L_(C1234) R^(D10) R^(D226) L_(C1288) R^(D55) R^(D226) L_(C1342) R^(D37) R^(D226) L_(C1396) R^(D143) R^(D226) L_(C1235) R^(D10) R^(D227) L_(C1289) R^(D55) R^(D227) L_(C1343) R^(D37) R^(D227) L_(C1397) R^(D143) R^(D227) L_(C1236) R^(D10) R^(D228) L_(C1290) R^(D55) R^(D228) L_(C1344) R^(D37) R^(D228) L_(C1398) R^(D143) R^(D228) L_(C1237) R^(D10) R^(D229) L_(C1291) R^(D55) R^(D229) L_(C1345) R^(D37) R^(D229) L_(C1399) R^(D143) R^(D229) L_(C1238) R^(D10) R^(D230) L_(C1292) R^(D55) R^(D230) L_(C1346) R^(D37) R^(D230) L_(C1400) R^(D143) R^(D230) L_(C1239) R^(D10) R^(D231) L_(C1293) R^(D55) R^(D231) L_(C1347) R^(D37) R^(D231) L_(C1401) R^(D143) R^(D231) L_(C1240) R^(D10) R^(D232) L_(C1294) R^(D55) R^(D232) L_(C1348) R^(D37) R^(D232) L_(C1402) R^(D143) R^(D232) L_(C1241) R^(D10) R^(D233) L_(C1295) R^(D55) R^(D233) L_(C1349) R^(D37) R^(D233) L_(C1403) R^(D143) R^(D233) L_(C1242) R^(D10) R^(D234) L_(C1296) R^(D55) R^(D234) L_(C1350) R^(D37) R^(D234) L_(C1404) R^(D143) R^(D234) L_(C1243) R^(D10) R^(D235) L_(C1297) R^(D55) R^(D235) L_(C1351) R^(D37) R^(D235) L_(C1405) R^(D143) R^(D235) L_(C1244) R^(D10) R^(D236) L_(C1298) R^(D55) R^(D236) L_(C1352) R^(D37) R^(D236) L_(C1406) R^(D143) R^(D236) L_(C1245) R^(D10) R^(D237) L_(C1299) R^(D55) R^(D237) L_(C1353) R^(D37) R^(D237) L_(C1407) R^(D143) R^(D237) L_(C1246) R^(D10) R^(D238) L_(C1300) R^(D55) R^(D238) L_(C1354) R^(D37) R^(D238) L_(C1408) R^(D143) R^(D238) L_(C1247) R^(D10) R^(D239) L_(C1301) R^(D55) R^(D239) L_(C1355) R^(D37) R^(D239) L_(C1409) R^(D143) R^(D239) L_(C1248) R^(D10) R^(D240) L_(C1302) R^(D55) R^(D240) L_(C1356) R^(D37) R^(D240) L_(C1410) R^(D143) R^(D240) L_(C1249) R^(D10) R^(D241) L_(C1303) R^(D55) R^(D241) L_(C1357) R^(D37) R^(D241) L_(C1411) R^(D143) R^(D241) L_(C1250) R^(D10) R^(D242) L_(C1304) R^(D55) R^(D242) L_(C1358) R^(D37) R^(D242) L_(C1412) R^(D143) R^(D242) L_(C1251) R^(D10) R^(D243) L_(C1305) R^(D55) R^(D243) L_(C1359) R^(D37) R^(D243) L_(C1413) R^(D143) R^(D243) L_(C1252) R^(D10) R^(D244) L_(C1306) R^(D55) R^(D244) L_(C1360) R^(D37) R^(D244) L_(C1414) R^(D143) R^(D244) L_(C1253) R^(D10) R^(D245) L_(C1307) R^(D55) R^(D245) L_(C1361) R^(D37) R^(D245) L_(C1415) R^(D143) R^(D245) L_(C1254) R^(D10) R^(D246) L_(C1308) R^(D55) R^(D246) L_(C1362) R^(D37) R^(D246) L_(C1416) R^(D143) R^(D246)

-   -   wherein R^(D1) to R^(D246) have the structures in the following         LIST 10:

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of only those compounds whose L_(Bk) corresponds to one of the following: L_(B1), L_(B2), L_(B18), L_(B28), L_(B38), L_(B108), L_(B118), L_(B122), L_(B124), L_(B126), L_(B128), L_(B130), L_(B132), L_(B134), L_(B136), L_(B138), L_(B140), L_(B142), L_(B144), L_(B156), L_(B158), L_(B160), L_(B162), L_(B164), L_(B168), L_(B172), L_(B175), L_(B204), L_(B206), L_(B214), L_(B216), L_(B218), L_(B220), L_(B222), L_(B231), L_(B233), L_(B235), L_(B237), L_(B240), L_(B242), L_(B244), L_(B246), L_(B248), L_(B250), L_(B252), L_(B254), L_(B256), L_(B258), L_(B260), L_(B262) and L_(B264), L_(B265), L_(B266), L_(B267), L_(B268), L_(B269), and L_(B270).

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of only those compounds whose L_(Bk) corresponds to one of the following: L_(B1), L_(B2), L_(B18), L_(B28), L_(B38), L_(B108), L_(B118), L_(B122), L_(B126), L_(B128), L_(B132), L_(B136), L_(B138), L_(B142), L_(B156), L_(B162), L_(B204), L_(B206), L_(B214), L_(B216), L_(B218), L_(B220), L_(B231), L_(B233), L_(B237), L_(B264), L_(B265), L_(B266), L_(B267), L_(B268), L_(B269), and L_(B270).

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of only those compounds having L_(Cj-I) or L_(Cj-II) ligand whose corresponding R²⁰¹ and R²⁰² are defined to be one of the following structures: R^(D1), R^(D3), R^(D4), R^(D5), R^(D9), R^(D10), R^(D17), R^(D18), R^(D20), R^(D22), R^(D37), R^(D40), R^(D41), R^(D42), R^(D43), R^(D48), R^(D49), R^(D50), R^(D54), R^(D55), R^(D58), R^(D59), R^(D78), R^(D79), R^(D81), R^(D87), R^(D88), R^(D89), R^(D93), R^(D116), R^(D117), R^(D118), R^(D119), R^(D120), R^(D133), R^(D134), R^(D135), R^(D136), R^(D143), R^(D144), R^(D145), R^(D146), R^(D147), R^(D149), R^(D151), R^(D154), R^(D155), R^(D161), R^(D175) R^(D190), R^(D193), R^(D200), R^(D201), R^(D206), R^(D210), R^(D214), R^(D215), R^(D216), R^(D218), R^(D219), R^(D220), R^(D227), R^(D237), R^(D241), R^(D242), R^(D245), and R^(D246).

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of only those compounds having L_(Cj-I) or L_(Cj-II) ligand whose corresponding R²⁰¹ and R²⁰² are defined to be one of selected from the following structures: R^(D1), R^(D3), R^(D4), R^(D5), R^(D9), R^(D10), R^(D17), R^(D22), R^(D43), R^(D50), R^(D78), R^(D116), R^(D118), R^(D133), R^(D134), R^(D135), R^(D136), R^(D143), R^(D144), R^(D145), R^(D146), R^(D149), R^(D151), R^(D154), R^(D155) R^(D190), R^(D193), R^(D200), R^(D201), R^(D206), R^(D210), R^(D214), R^(D215), R^(D216), R^(D218), R^(D219), R^(D220), R^(D227), R^(D237), R^(D241), R^(D242), R^(D245), and R^(D246).

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of only those compounds having one of the following structures for the L_(Cj-I) ligand:

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST 11:

In some embodiments, the compound has the Formula V:

-   -   wherein:         -   M¹ is Pd or Pt;         -   moieties E and F are each independently monocyclic or             polycyclic ring structure comprising 5-membered and/or             6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings;         -   Z^(1′) and Z^(2′) are each independently C or N;         -   K¹ and K² are each independently selected from the group             consisting of a direct bond, O, and S, wherein at least two             of them are direct bonds;         -   L¹, L², and L³ are each independently selected from the             group consisting of absent a bond, a direct bond, BR, BRR′,             NR, PR, P(O)R, O, S, Se, C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR, C═CRR′, S═O,             SO₂, CR, CRR′, SiRR′, GeRR′, alkylene, cycloalkyl, aryl,             cycloalkylene, alylene, heteroarylene, and combinations             thereof, wherein at least one of L¹ and L² is present;         -   R^(E) and R^(F) each independently represents zero, mono, or             up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions to its             associated ring;         -   each of R, R′, R^(E), and R^(F) is independently a hydrogen             or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the             Preferred General Substituents defined herein; and         -   any two R, R′, R^(A), R^(B), R^(E), and R^(F) can be joined             or fused together to form a ring where chemically feasible.

In some embodiments, the moiety E and the moiety F are both 6-membered aromatic rings.

In some embodiments, the moiety F is a 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring.

In some embodiments, L¹ is O or CRR′.

In some embodiments, Z^(2′) is N and Z^(1′) is C. In some embodiments, Z^(2′) is C and Z^(1′) is N.

In some embodiments, L² is a direct bond. In some embodiments, L² is NR.

In some embodiments, K, K¹, and K² are all direct bonds. In some embodiments, one of K, K¹, and K² is O.

In some embodiments of the compound, one R^(E) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(E) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(E) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(E) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(E) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments of the compound, one R^(F) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 1 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(F) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 2 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(F) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 3 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(F) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST EWG 4 as defined herein. In some embodiments of the compound, one of R^(F) is an electron-withdrawing group from LIST Pi-EWG as defined herein.

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formula of Pt(L_(A′))(Ly):

-   -   wherein L_(A′) is selected from tile group consisting of the         structures shown in the following LIST 12:

-   -   wherein L_(y) is selected from the group consisting of the         structures shown in the following LIST 13:

-   -   wherein each R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), R^(E), R^(F), R^(X), and R^(Y)         is independently selected from the group consisting of the         following LIST 14:

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of the compounds having the formula of Pt(L_(A′))(Ly):

-   -   wherein L_(A′) is selected from the group consisting of         L_(A′)i-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru)(Rv), wherein i′ is an integer from 1 to 27,         and each s, t, u, and v is independently an integer from 1 to         70, wherein L_(A′)1-(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to         L_(A′)27-(R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structures defined in the         following LIST 15:

L_(A′) Structure L_(A′)1-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)1- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)1- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)2-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)2- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)2- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)3-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)3- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)3- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)4-(Rs)(RA)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)4- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)4- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)5-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)5- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)5- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)6-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)6- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)6- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)7-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)7- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)7- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)8-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)8- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)8- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)9-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)9- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)9- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)10-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)10- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)10- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)11-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)11- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)11- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)12-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)12- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)12- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)13-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)13- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)13- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)14-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)14- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)14- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)15-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)15- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)15- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)16-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)16- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)16- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)17-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)17- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)17- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)18-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)18- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)18- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)19-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)19- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)19- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)20-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)20- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)20- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)21-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)21- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)21- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)22-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)22- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)22- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)23-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)23- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)23- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)24-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)24- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)24- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)25-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)25- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)25- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)26-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)26- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)26- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(A′)27-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru)(Rv), wherein L_(A′)27- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)27- (R70)(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

-   -   wherein L_(y) is selected from the group consisting of         L_(y)j′-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein j′ is an integer from 1 to 33, and         each s, t, and u is independently an integer from 1 to 70,         wherein L_(y)1-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)33-(R70)(R70)(R70) have the         structures defined in the following LIST 16

L_(y) Structure of L_(y) L_(y)1-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)1-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)1- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)2-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)2-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)2- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)3-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)3-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)3- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)4-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)4-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)4- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)5-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)5-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)5- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)6-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)6-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)6- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)7-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)7-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)7- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)8-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)8-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)8- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)9-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)9-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)9- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)10-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)10- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)10- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)11-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)11- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)11- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)12-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)12- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)12- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)13-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)13-(R1)(R1)( R1) to L_(y)13-(R70)( R70)( R70) have the structure

L_(y)14-(Rs)(Rt) Ru), wherein L_(y)14-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)14-(R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)15-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)15- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)15- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)16-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)16- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)16- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)17-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)17- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)17- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)18-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)18-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)18- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)19-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)19-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)19- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)20-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)20-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)20- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)21-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)21-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)21- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)22-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)22-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)22- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)23-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)23-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)23- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)24-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)24-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)24- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)25-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)25-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)25- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)26-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)26-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)26- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)27-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)27-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)27- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)28-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)28-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)28- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)29-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)29-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)29- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)30-(Rs)(Rf)(Ru), wherein L_(y)30-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)30- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)31-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)31-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)31- (R70) R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)32-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)32-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)32- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

L_(y)33-(Rs)(Rt)(Ru), wherein L_(y)33-(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(y)33- (R70)(R70)(R70) have the structure

-   -   wherein R1 to R70 have the structures in the LIST 5.

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST 17:

In some embodiments, the compound having a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I described herein can be at least 30% deuterated, at least 40% deuterated, at least 50% deuterated, at least 60% deuterated, at least 70% deuterated, at least 80% deuterated, at least 90% deuterated, at least 95% deuterated, at least 99% deuterated, or 100% deuterated. As used herein, percent deuteration has its ordinary meaning and includes the percent of possible hydrogen atoms (e.g., positions that are hydrogen or deuterium) that are replaced by deuterium atoms.

In some embodiments of heteroleptic compound having the formula of M(L_(A))_(p)(L_(B))_(q)(L_(C))_(r) as defined above, the ligand L_(A) has a first substituent 10, where the first substituent R^(I) has a first atom a-I that is the farthest away from the metal M among all atoms in the ligand L_(A). Additionally, the ligand L_(B), if present, has a second substituent R^(II), where the second substituent R^(II) has a first atom a-II that is the farthest away from the metal M among all atoms in the ligand L_(B). Furthermore, the ligand L_(C), if present, has a third substituent R^(III), where the third substituent R^(III) has a first atom a-III that is the farthest away from the metal M among all atoms in the ligand L_(C).

In such heteroleptic compounds, vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) can be defined that are defined as follows. V_(D1) represents the direction from the metal M to the first atom a-I and the vector V_(D1) has a value D¹ that represents the straight line distance between the metal M and the first atom a-I in the first substituent R^(I). V_(D2) represents the direction from the metal M to the first atom a-II and the vector V_(D2) has a value D² that represents the straight line distance between the metal M and the first atom a-II in the second substituent R^(II). V_(D3) represents the direction from the metal M to the first atom a-III and the vector V_(D3) has a value D³ that represents the straight line distance between the metal M and the first atom a-III in the third substituent R^(III).

In such heteroleptic compounds, a sphere having a radius r is defined whose center is the metal M and the radius r is the smallest radius that will allow the sphere to enclose all atoms in the compound that are not part of the substituents R^(I), R^(II) and R^(III); and where at least one of D¹, D², and D³ is greater than the radius r by at least 1.5 Å. In some embodiments, at least one of D¹, D², and D³ is greater than the radius r by at least 2.9, 3.0, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2, 5.9, 7.3, 8.8, 10.3, 13.1, 17.6, or 19.1 Å.

In some embodiments of such heteroleptic compound, the compound has a transition dipole moment axis and angles are defined between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors Vim, V_(D2), and V_(D3), where at least one of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) is less than 40°. In some embodiments, at least one of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) is less than 30°. In some embodiments, at least one of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) is less than 20°. In some embodiments, at least one of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) is less than 15°. In some embodiments, at least one of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) is less than 10°. In some embodiments, at least two of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) are less than 20°. In some embodiments, at least two of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D2), and V_(D3) are less than 15°. In some embodiments, at least two of the angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) are less than 10°.

In some embodiments, all three angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) are less than 20°. In some embodiments, all three angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) are less than 15°. In some embodiments, all three angles between the transition dipole moment axis and the vectors V_(D1), V_(D2), and V_(D3) are less than 10°.

In some embodiments of such heteroleptic compounds, the compound has a vertical dipole ratio (VDR) of 0.33 or less. In some embodiments of such heteroleptic compounds, the compound has a VDR of 0.30 or less. In some embodiments of such heteroleptic compounds, the compound has a VDR of 0.25 or less. In some embodiments of such heteroleptic compounds, the compound has a VDR of 0.20 or less. In some embodiments of such heteroleptic compounds, the compound has a VDR of 0.15 or less.

One of ordinary skill in the art would readily understand the meaning of the terms transition dipole moment axis of a compound and vertical dipole ratio of a compound. Nevertheless, the meaning of these terms can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 10,672,997 whose disclosure is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In U.S. Pat. No. 10,672,997, horizontal dipole ratio (HDR) of a compound, rather than VDR, is discussed. However, one skilled in the art readily understands that VDR=1−HDR.

C. The OLEDs and the Devices of the Present Disclosure

In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides an OLED device comprising a first organic layer that contains a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the OLED comprises: an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer comprises a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may be an emissive layer and the compound as described herein may be an emissive dopant or a non-emissive dopant.

In some embodiments, the emissive layer comprises one or more quantum dots.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein the host comprises a triphenylene containing benzo-fused thiophene or benzo-fused furan, wherein any substituent in the host is an unfused substituent independently selected from the group consisting of C_(n)H_(2n+1), OC_(n)H_(2n+1), OAr₁, N(C_(n)H_(2n+1))₂, N(Ar₁)(Ar₂), CH═CH—C_(n)H_(2n+1), C≡CC_(n)H_(2n+1), Ar₁, Ar₁—Ar₂, C_(n)H_(2n)—Ar₁, or no substitution, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 10; and wherein Ar₁ and Ar₂ are independently selected from the group consisting of benzene, biphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, carbazole, and heteroaromatic analogs thereof.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein host comprises at least one chemical group selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, 5λ²-benzo[d]benzo[4,5]imidazo[3,2-a]imidazole, 5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene, triazine, boryl, silyl, aza-triphenylene, aza-carbazole, aza-indolocarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzoselenophene, aza-5λ²-benzo[d]benzo[4,5]imidazo[3,2-a]imidazole, and aza-(5,9-dioxa-13b-bomnaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene).

In some embodiments, the host can be selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following HOST Group 1:

-   -   wherein:         -   each of X¹ to X²⁴ is independently C or N;         -   L′ is a direct bond or an organic linker;         -   each Y^(A) is independently selected from the group             consisting of absent a bond, O, S, Se, CRR′, SiRR′, GeRR′,             NR, BR, BRR′;         -   each of R^(A′), R^(B′), R^(C′), R^(D′), R^(E′), R^(F′), and             R^(G′) independently represents mono, up to the maximum             substitutions, or no substitutions;         -   each R, R′, R^(A′), R^(B′), R^(C′), R^(D′), R^(E′), R^(E′),             and R^(G′) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent             selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen,             alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl,             alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, selenyl, alkenyl,             cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl,             acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile,             sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and             combinations thereof;         -   two adjacent of R^(A′), R^(B′), R^(C′), R^(D′), R^(E′),             R^(E′), and R^(G′) are optionally joined or fused to form a             ring.

In some embodiments, the host may be selected from the HOST Group 2 consisting of:

and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein the host comprises a metal complex.

In some embodiments, the compound as described herein may be a sensitizer; wherein the device may further comprise an acceptor; and wherein the acceptor may be selected from the group consisting of fluorescent emitter, delayed fluorescence emitter, and combination thereof.

In yet another aspect, the OLED of the present disclosure may also comprise an emissive region containing a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the emissive region can comprise a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In some embodiments, at least one of the anode, the cathode, or a new layer disposed over the organic emissive layer functions as an enhancement layer. The enhancement layer comprises a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the emitter material and transfers excited state energy from the emitter material to non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polariton. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, wherein the emitter material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer and the threshold distance is where the total non-radiative decay rate constant is equal to the total radiative decay rate constant. In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises an outcoupling layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed over the enhancement layer on the opposite side of the organic emissive layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed on opposite side of the emissive layer from the enhancement layer but still outcouples energy from the surface plasmon mode of the enhancement layer. The outcoupling layer scatters the energy from the surface plasmon polaritons. In some embodiments this energy is scattered as photons to free space. In other embodiments, the energy is scattered from the surface plasmon mode into other modes of the device such as but not limited to the organic waveguide mode, the substrate mode, or another waveguiding mode. If energy is scattered to the non-free space mode of the OLED other outcoupling schemes could be incorporated to extract that energy to free space. In some embodiments, one or more intervening layer can be disposed between the enhancement layer and the outcoupling layer. The examples for interventing layer(s) can be dielectric materials, including organic, inorganic, perovskites, oxides, and may include stacks and/or mixtures of these materials.

The enhancement layer modifies the effective properties of the medium in which the emitter material resides resulting in any or all of the following: a decreased rate of emission, a modification of emission line-shape, a change in emission intensity with angle, a change in the stability of the emitter material, a change in the efficiency of the OLED, and reduced efficiency roll-off of the OLED device. Placement of the enhancement layer on the cathode side, anode side, or on both sides results in OLED devices which take advantage of any of the above-mentioned effects. In addition to the specific functional layers mentioned herein and illustrated in the various OLED examples shown in the figures, the OLEDs according to the present disclosure may include any of the other functional layers often found in OLEDs.

The enhancement layer can be comprised of plasmonic materials, optically active metamaterials, or hyperbolic metamaterials. As used herein, a plasmonic material is a material in which the real part of the dielectric constant crosses zero in the visible or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some embodiments, the plasmonic material includes at least one metal. In such embodiments the metal may include at least one of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. In general, a metamaterial is a medium composed of different materials where the medium as a whole acts differently than the sum of its material parts. In particular, we define optically active metamaterials as materials which have both negative permittivity and negative permeability. Hyperbolic metamaterials, on the other hand, are anisotropic media in which the permittivity or permeability are of different sign for different spatial directions. Optically active metamaterials and hyperbolic metamaterials are strictly distinguished from many other photonic structures such as Distributed Bragg Reflectors (“DBRs”) in that the medium should appear uniform in the direction of propagation on the length scale of the wavelength of light. Using terminology that one skilled in the art can understand: the dielectric constant of the metamaterials in the direction of propagation can be described with the effective medium approximation. Plasmonic materials and metamaterials provide methods for controlling the propagation of light that can enhance OLED performance in a number of ways.

In some embodiments, the enhancement layer is provided as a planar layer. In other embodiments, the enhancement layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the wavelength-sized features and the sub-wavelength-sized features have sharp edges.

In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer may be composed of a plurality of nanoparticles and in other embodiments the outcoupling layer is composed of a plurality of nanoparticles disposed over a material. In these embodiments the outcoupling may be tunable by at least one of varying a size of the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a shape of the plurality of nanoparticles, changing a material of the plurality of nanoparticles, adjusting a thickness of the material, changing the refractive index of the material or an additional layer disposed on the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a thickness of the enhancement layer, and/or varying the material of the enhancement layer. The plurality of nanoparticles of the device may be formed from at least one of metal, dielectric material, semiconductor materials, an alloy of metal, a mixture of dielectric materials, a stack or layering of one or more materials, and/or a core of one type of material and that is coated with a shell of a different type of material. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is composed of at least metal nanoparticles wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca, alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. The plurality of nanoparticles may have additional layer disposed over them. In some embodiments, the polarization of the emission can be tuned using the outcoupling layer. Varying the dimensionality and periodicity of the outcoupling layer can select a type of polarization that is preferentially outcoupled to air. In some embodiments the outcoupling layer also acts as an electrode of the device.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure also provides a consumer product comprising an organic light-emitting device (OLED) having an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer may comprise a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the consumer product comprises an OLED having an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer may comprise a compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In some embodiments, the consumer product can be one of a flat panel display, a computer monitor, a medical monitor, a television, a billboard, a light for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, a heads-up display, a fully or partially transparent display, a flexible display, a laser printer, a telephone, a cell phone, tablet, a phablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, a laptop computer, a digital camera, a camcorder, a viewfinder, a micro-display that is less than 2 inches diagonal, a 3-D display, a virtual reality or augmented reality display, a vehicle, a video wall comprising multiple displays tiled together, a theater or stadium screen, a light therapy device, and a sign.

Generally, an OLED comprises at least one organic layer disposed between and electrically connected to an anode and a cathode. When a current is applied, the anode injects holes and the cathode injects electrons into the organic layer(s). The injected holes and electrons each migrate toward the oppositely charged electrode. When an electron and hole localize on the same molecule, an “exciton,” which is a localized electron-hole pair having an excited energy state, is formed. Light is emitted when the exciton relaxes via a photoemissive mechanism. In some cases, the exciton may be localized on an excimer or an exciplex. Non-radiative mechanisms, such as thermal relaxation, may also occur, but are generally considered undesirable.

Several OLED materials and configurations are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,844,363, 6,303,238, and 5,707,745, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The initial OLEDs used emissive molecules that emitted light from their singlet states (“fluorescence”) as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,769,292, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Fluorescent emission generally occurs in a time frame of less than 10 nanoseconds.

More recently, OLEDs having emissive materials that emit light from triplet states (“phosphorescence”) have been demonstrated. Baldo et al., “Highly Efficient Phosphorescent Emission from Organic Electroluminescent Devices,” Nature, vol. 395, 151-154, 1998; (“Baldo-I”) and Baldo et al., “Very high-efficiency green organic light-emitting devices based on electrophosphorescence,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 75, No. 3, 4-6 (1999) (“Baldo-II”), are incorporated by reference in their entireties. Phosphorescence is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704 at cols. 5-6, which are incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 shows an organic light emitting device 100. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. Device 100 may include a substrate 110, an anode 115, a hole injection layer 120, a hole transport layer 125, an electron blocking layer 130, an emissive layer 135, a hole blocking layer 140, an electron transport layer 145, an electron injection layer 150, a protective layer 155, a cathode 160, and a barrier layer 170. Cathode 160 is a compound cathode having a first conductive layer 162 and a second conductive layer 164. Device 100 may be fabricated by depositing the layers described, in order. The properties and functions of these various layers, as well as example materials, are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704 at cols. 6-10, which are incorporated by reference.

More examples for each of these layers are available. For example, a flexible and transparent substrate-anode combination is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,844,363, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. An example of a p-doped hole transport layer is m-MTDATA doped with F₄-TCNQ at a molar ratio of 50:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Examples of emissive and host materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,238 to Thompson et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. An example of an n-doped electron transport layer is BPhen doped with Li at a molar ratio of 1:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,703,436 and 5,707,745, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, disclose examples of cathodes including compound cathodes having a thin layer of metal such as Mg:Ag with an overlying transparent, electrically-conductive, sputter-deposited ITO layer. The theory and use of blocking layers is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,097,147 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties. Examples of injection layers are provided in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. A description of protective layers may be found in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 2 shows an inverted OLED 200. The device includes a substrate 210, a cathode 215, an emissive layer 220, a hole transport layer 225, and an anode 230. Device 200 may be fabricated by depositing the layers described, in order. Because the most common OLED configuration has a cathode disposed over the anode, and device 200 has cathode 215 disposed under anode 230, device 200 may be referred to as an “inverted” OLED. Materials similar to those described with respect to device 100 may be used in the corresponding layers of device 200. FIG. 2 provides one example of how some layers may be omitted from the structure of device 100.

The simple layered structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided by way of non-limiting example, and it is understood that embodiments of the present disclosure may be used in connection with a wide variety of other structures. The specific materials and structures described are exemplary in nature, and other materials and structures may be used. Functional OLEDs may be achieved by combining the various layers described in different ways, or layers may be omitted entirely, based on design, performance, and cost factors. Other layers not specifically described may also be included. Materials other than those specifically described may be used. Although many of the examples provided herein describe various layers as comprising a single material, it is understood that combinations of materials, such as a mixture of host and dopant, or more generally a mixture, may be used. Also, the layers may have various sublayers. The names given to the various layers herein are not intended to be strictly limiting. For example, in device 200, hole transport layer 225 transports holes and injects holes into emissive layer 220, and may be described as a hole transport layer or a hole injection layer. In one embodiment, an OLED may be described as having an “organic layer” disposed between a cathode and an anode. This organic layer may comprise a single layer, or may further comprise multiple layers of different organic materials as described, for example, with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2 .

Structures and materials not specifically described may also be used, such as OLEDs comprised of polymeric materials (PLEDs) such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,190 to Friend et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. By way of further example, OLEDs having a single organic layer may be used. OLEDs may be stacked, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,707,745 to Forrest et al, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. The OLED structure may deviate from the simple layered structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 . For example, the substrate may include an angled reflective surface to improve out-coupling, such as a mesa structure as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,091,195 to Forrest et al., and/or a pit structure as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,834,893 to Bulovic et al., which are incorporated by reference in their entireties.

Unless otherwise specified, any of the layers of the various embodiments may be deposited by any suitable method. For the organic layers, preferred methods include thermal evaporation, ink-jet, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,013,982 and 6,087,196, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, organic vapor phase deposition (OVPD), such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,337,102 to Forrest et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety, and deposition by organic vapor jet printing (OVJP, also referred to as organic vapor jet deposition (OVJD)), such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,431,968, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Other suitable deposition methods include spin coating and other solution based processes. Solution based processes are preferably carried out in nitrogen or an inert atmosphere. For the other layers, preferred methods include thermal evaporation. Preferred patterning methods include deposition through a mask, cold welding such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,294,398 and 6,468,819, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, and patterning associated with some of the deposition methods such as ink jet and organic vapor jet printing (OVJP). Other methods may also be used. The materials to be deposited may be modified to make them compatible with a particular deposition method. For example, substituents such as alkyl and aryl groups, branched or unbranched, and preferably containing at least 3 carbons, may be used in small molecules to enhance their ability to undergo solution processing. Substituents having 20 carbons or more may be used, and 3-20 carbons are a preferred range. Materials with asymmetric structures may have better solution processability than those having symmetric structures, because asymmetric materials may have a lower tendency to recrystallize Dendrimer substituents may be used to enhance the ability of small molecules to undergo solution processing.

Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure may further optionally comprise a barrier layer. One purpose of the barrier layer is to protect the electrodes and organic layers from damaging exposure to harmful species in the environment including moisture, vapor and/or gases, etc. The barrier layer may be deposited over, under or next to a substrate, an electrode, or over any other parts of a device including an edge. The barrier layer may comprise a single layer, or multiple layers. The barrier layer may be formed by various known chemical vapor deposition techniques and may include compositions having a single phase as well as compositions having multiple phases. Any suitable material or combination of materials may be used for the barrier layer. The barrier layer may incorporate an inorganic or an organic compound or both. The preferred barrier layer comprises a mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,968,146, PCT Pat. Application Nos. PCT/US2007/023098 and PCT/US2009/042829, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. To be considered a “mixture”, the aforesaid polymeric and non-polymeric materials comprising the barrier layer should be deposited under the same reaction conditions and/or at the same time. The weight ratio of polymeric to non-polymeric material may be in the range of 95:5 to 5:95. The polymeric material and the non-polymeric material may be created from the same precursor material. In one example, the mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material consists essentially of polymeric silicon and inorganic silicon.

Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can be incorporated into a wide variety of electronic component modules (or units) that can be incorporated into a variety of electronic products or intermediate components. Examples of such electronic products or intermediate components include display screens, lighting devices such as discrete light source devices or lighting panels, etc. that can be utilized by the end-user product manufacturers. Such electronic component modules can optionally include the driving electronics and/or power source(s). Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can be incorporated into a wide variety of consumer products that have one or more of the electronic component modules (or units) incorporated therein. A consumer product comprising an OLED that includes the compound of the present disclosure in the organic layer in the OLED is disclosed. Such consumer products would include any kind of products that include one or more light source(s) and/or one or more of some type of visual displays. Some examples of such consumer products include flat panel displays, curved displays, computer monitors, medical monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, heads-up displays, fully or partially transparent displays, flexible displays, rollable displays, foldable displays, stretchable displays, laser printers, telephones, mobile phones, tablets, phablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wearable devices, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays (displays that are less than 2 inches diagonal), 3-D displays, virtual reality or augmented reality displays, vehicles, video walls comprising multiple displays tiled together, theater or stadium screen, a light therapy device, and a sign. Various control mechanisms may be used to control devices fabricated in accordance with the present disclosure, including passive matrix and active matrix. Many of the devices are intended for use in a temperature range comfortable to humans, such as 18 degrees C. to 30 degrees C., and more preferably at room temperature (20-25° C.), but could be used outside this temperature range, for example, from −40 degree C. to +80° C.

More details on OLEDs, and the definitions described above, can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The materials and structures described herein may have applications in devices other than OLEDs. For example, other optoelectronic devices such as organic solar cells and organic photodetectors may employ the materials and structures. More generally, organic devices, such as organic transistors, may employ the materials and structures.

In some embodiments, the OLED has one or more characteristics selected from the group consisting of being flexible, being rollable, being foldable, being stretchable, and being curved. In some embodiments, the OLED is transparent or semi-transparent. In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises a layer comprising carbon nanotubes.

In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises a layer comprising a delayed fluorescent emitter. In some embodiments, the OLED comprises a RGB pixel arrangement or white plus color filter pixel arrangement. In some embodiments, the OLED is a mobile device, a hand held device, or a wearable device. In some embodiments, the OLED is a display panel having less than 10 inch diagonal or 50 square inch area. In some embodiments, the OLED is a display panel having at least 10 inch diagonal or 50 square inch area. In some embodiments, the OLED is a lighting panel.

In some embodiments, the compound can be an emissive dopant. In some embodiments, the compound can produce emissions via phosphorescence, fluorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, i.e., TADF (also referred to as E-type delayed fluorescence; see, e.g., U.S. application Ser. No. 15/700,352, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety), triplet-triplet annihilation, or combinations of these processes. In some embodiments, the emissive dopant can be a racemic mixture, or can be enriched in one enantiomer. In some embodiments, the compound can be homoleptic (each ligand is the same). In some embodiments, the compound can be heteroleptic (at least one ligand is different from others). When there are more than one ligand coordinated to a metal, the ligands can all be the same in some embodiments. In some other embodiments, at least one ligand is different from the other ligands. In some embodiments, every ligand can be different from each other. This is also true in embodiments where a ligand being coordinated to a metal can be linked with other ligands being coordinated to that metal to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligands Thus, where the coordinating ligands are being linked together, all of the ligands can be the same in some embodiments, and at least one of the ligands being linked can be different from the other ligand(s) in some other embodiments.

In some embodiments, the compound can be used as a phosphorescent sensitizer in an OLED where one or multiple layers in the OLED contains an acceptor in the form of one or more fluorescent and/or delayed fluorescence emitters. In some embodiments, the compound can be used as one component of an exciplex to be used as a sensitizer. As a phosphorescent sensitizer, the compound must be capable of energy transfer to the acceptor and the acceptor will emit the energy or further transfer energy to a final emitter. The acceptor concentrations can range from 0.001% to 100%. The acceptor could be in either the same layer as the phosphorescent sensitizer or in one or more different layers. In some embodiments, the acceptor is a TADF emitter. In some embodiments, the acceptor is a fluorescent emitter. In some embodiments, the emission can arise from any or all of the sensitizer, acceptor, and final emitter

According to another aspect, a formulation comprising the compound described herein is also disclosed.

The OLED disclosed herein can be incorporated into one or more of a consumer product, an electronic component module, and a lighting panel. The organic layer can be an emissive layer and the compound can be an emissive dopant in some embodiments, while the compound can be a non-emissive dopant in other embodiments.

In yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a formulation that comprises the novel compound disclosed herein is described. The formulation can include one or more components selected from the group consisting of a solvent, a host, a hole injection material, hole transport material, electron blocking material, hole blocking material, and an electron transport material, disclosed herein.

The present disclosure encompasses any chemical structure comprising the novel compound of the present disclosure, or a monovalent or polyvalent variant thereof. In other words, the inventive compound, or a monovalent or polyvalent variant thereof, can be a part of a larger chemical structure. Such chemical structure can be selected from the group consisting of a monomer, a polymer, a macromolecule, and a supramolecule (also known as supermolecule). As used herein, a “monovalent variant of a compound” refers to a moiety that is identical to the compound except that one hydrogen has been removed and replaced with a bond to the rest of the chemical structure. As used herein, a “polyvalent variant of a compound” refers to a moiety that is identical to the compound except that more than one hydrogen has been removed and replaced with a bond or bonds to the rest of the chemical structure. In the instance of a supramolecule, the inventive compound can also be incorporated into the supramolecule complex without covalent bonds.

D. Combination of the Compounds of the Present Disclosure with Other Materials

The materials described herein as useful for a particular layer in an organic light emitting device may be used in combination with a wide variety of other materials present in the device. For example, emissive dopants disclosed herein may be used in conjunction with a wide variety of hosts, transport layers, blocking layers, injection layers, electrodes and other layers that may be present. The materials described or referred to below are non-limiting examples of materials that may be useful in combination with the compounds disclosed herein, and one of skill in the art can readily consult the literature to identify other materials that may be useful in combination.

a) Conductivity Dopants:

A charge transport layer can be doped with conductivity dopants to substantially alter its density of charge carriers, which will in turn alter its conductivity. The conductivity is increased by generating charge carriers in the matrix material, and depending on the type of dopant, a change in the Fermi level of the semiconductor may also be achieved. Hole-transporting layer can be doped by p-type conductivity dopants and n-type conductivity dopants are used in the electron-transporting layer.

Non-limiting examples of the conductivity dopants that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: EP₀₁₆₁₇₄₉₃, EP01968131, EP2020694, EP2684932, US20050139810, US20070160905, US20090167167, US2010288362, WO06081780, WO2009003455, WO2009008277, WO2009011327, WO2014009310, US2007252140, US2015060804, US20150123047, and US2012146012.

b) HIL/HTL:

A hole injecting/transporting material to be used in the present disclosure is not particularly limited, and any compound may be used as long as the compound is typically used as a hole injecting/transporting material. Examples of the material include, but are not limited to: a phthalocyanine or porphyrin derivative; an aromatic amine derivative; an indolocarbazole derivative; a polymer containing fluorohydrocarbon; a polymer with conductivity dopants; a conducting polymer, such as PEDOT/PSS; a self-assembly monomer derived from compounds such as phosphoric acid and silane derivatives; a metal oxide derivative, such as MOO; a p-type semiconducting organic compound, such as 1,4,5,8,9,12-Hexaazatriphenylenehexacathonitrile; a metal complex, and a cross-linkable compounds.

Examples of aromatic amine derivatives used in HIL or HTL include, but not limit to the following general structures:

Each of Ar¹ to Ar⁹ is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic compounds such as benzene, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene; the group consisting of aromatic heterocyclic compounds such as dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine; and the group consisting of 2 to 10 cyclic structural units which are groups of the same type or different types selected from the aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group and the aromatic heterocyclic group and are bonded to each other directly or via at least one of oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, silicon atom, phosphorus atom, boron atom, chain structural unit and the aliphatic cyclic group. Each Ar may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In one aspect, Ar to Arg is independently selected from the group consisting of:

wherein k is an integer from 1 to 20; X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ is C (including CH) or N; Z¹⁰¹ is NAr¹, O, or S; Ar¹ has the same group defined above.

Examples of metal complexes used in HIL or HTL include, but are not limited to the following general formula:

wherein Met is a metal, which can have an atomic weight greater than 40; (Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a bidentate ligand, Y¹⁰¹ and Y¹⁰² are independently selected from C, N, O, P, and S; L¹⁰¹ is an ancillary ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal; and k′+k″ is the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

In one aspect, (Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a 2-phenylpyridine derivative. In another aspect, (Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a carbene ligand. In another aspect, Met is selected from Ir, Pt, Os, and Zn. In a further aspect, the metal complex has a smallest oxidation potential in solution vs. Fe/Fc couple less than about 0.6 V.

Non-limiting examples of the HIL and HTL materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN102702075, DE102012005215, EP01624500, EP01698613, EP01806334, EP01930964, EP01972613, EP01997799, EP02011790, EP02055700, EP02055701, EP1725079, EP2085382, EP2660300, EP650955, JP07-073529, JP2005112765, JP2007091719, JP2008021687, JP2014-009196, KR20110088898, KR20130077473, TW201139402, U.S. Ser. No. 06/517,957, US20020158242, US20030162053, US20050123751, US20060182993, US20060240279, US20070145888, US20070181874, US20070278938, US20080014464, US20080091025, US20080106190, US20080124572, US20080145707, US20080220265, US20080233434, US20080303417, US2008107919, US20090115320, US20090167161, US2009066235, US2011007385, US20110163302, US2011240968, US2011278551, US2012205642, US2013241401, US20140117329, US2014183517, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,061,569, 5,639,914, WO05075451, WO07125714, WO08023550, WO08023759, WO2009145016, WO2010061824, WO2011075644, WO2012177006, WO2013018530, WO2013039073, WO2013087142, WO2013118812, WO2013120577, WO2013157367, WO2013175747, WO2014002873, WO2014015935, WO2014015937, WO2014030872, WO2014030921, WO2014034791, WO2014104514, WO2014157018.

c) EBL:

An electron blocking layer (EBL) may be used to reduce the number of electrons and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer. The presence of such a blocking layer in a device may result in substantially higher efficiencies, and/or longer lifetime, as compared to a similar device lacking a blocking layer. Also, a blocking layer may be used to confine emission to a desired region of an OLED. In some embodiments, the EBL material has a higher LUMO (closer to the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than the emitter closest to the EBL interface. In some embodiments, the EBL material has a higher LUMO (closer to the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than one or more of the hosts closest to the EBL interface. In one aspect, the compound used in EBL contains the same molecule or the same functional groups used as one of the hosts described below.

d) Hosts:

The light emitting layer of the organic EL device of the present disclosure preferably contains at least a metal complex as light emitting material, and may contain a host material using the metal complex as a dopant material. Examples of the host material are not particularly limited, and any metal complexes or organic compounds may be used as long as the triplet energy of the host is larger than that of the dopant. Any host material may be used with any dopant so long as the triplet criteria is satisfied.

Examples of metal complexes used as host are preferred to have the following general formula:

wherein Met is a metal; (Y¹⁰³-Y¹⁰⁴) is a bidentate ligand, Y¹⁰³ and Y¹⁰⁴ are independently selected from C, N, O, P, and S; L¹⁰¹ is an another ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal; and k′+k″ is the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

In one aspect, the metal complexes are:

wherein (O—N) is a bidentate ligand, having metal coordinated to atoms O and N.

In another aspect, Met is selected from Ir and Pt. In a further aspect, (Y¹⁰³-Y¹⁰⁴) is a carbene ligand

In one aspect, the host compound contains at least one of the following groups selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic compounds such as benzene, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chlysene, perylene, and azulene; the group consisting of aromatic heterocyclic compounds such as dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine; and the group consisting of 2 to 10 cyclic structural units which are groups of the same type or different types selected from the aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group and the aromatic heterocyclic group and are bonded to each other directly or via at least one of oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, silicon atom, phosphorus atom, boron atom, chain structural unit and the aliphatic cyclic group. Each option within each group may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In one aspect, the host compound contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein R¹⁰¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, and when it is aryl or heteroaryl, it has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. k is an integer from 0 to 20 or 1 to 20. X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ are independently selected from C (including CH) or N. Z¹⁰¹ and Z¹⁰² are independently selected from NR¹⁰¹, or S.

Non-limiting examples of the host materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: EP2034538, EP2034538A, EP2757608, JP2007254297, KR20100079458, KR20120088644, KR20120129733, KR20130115564, TW201329200, US20030175553, US20050238919, US20060280965, US20090017330, US20090030202, US20090167162, US20090302743, US20090309488, US20100012931, US20100084966, US20100187984, US2010187984, US2012075273, US2012126221, US2013009543, US2013105787, US2013175519, US2014001446, US20140183503, US20140225088, US2014034914, U.S. Pat. No. 7,154,114, WO2001039234, WO2004093207, WO2005014551, WO2005089025, WO2006072002, WO2006114966, WO2007063754, WO2008056746, WO2009003898, WO2009021126, WO2009063833, WO2009066778, WO2009066779, WO2009086028, WO2010056066, WO2010107244, WO2011081423, WO2011081431, WO2011086863, WO2012128298, WO2012133644, WO2012133649, WO2013024872, WO2013035275, WO2013081315, WO2013191404, WO2014142472, US20170263869, US20160163995, U.S. Pat. No. 9,466,803,

e) Additional Emitters:

One or more additional emitter dopants may be used in conjunction with the compound of the present disclosure. Examples of the additional emitter dopants are not particularly limited, and any compounds may be used as long as the compounds are typically used as emitter materials. Examples of suitable emitter materials include, but are not limited to, compounds which can produce emissions via phosphorescence, fluorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, i.e., TADF (also referred to as E-type delayed fluorescence), triplet-triplet annihilation, or combinations of these processes.

Non-limiting examples of the emitter materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN103694277, CN1696137, EB01238981, EP01239526, EP01961743, EP1239526, EP1244155, EP1642951, EP1647554, EP1841834, EP1841834B, EP2062907, EP2730583, JP2012074444, JP2013110263, JP4478555, KR1020090133652, KR20120032054, KR20130043460, TW201332980, U.S. Ser. No. 06/699,599, U.S. Ser. No. 06/916,554, US20010019782, US20020034656, US20030068526, US20030072964, US20030138657, US20050123788, US20050244673, US2005123791, US2005260449, US20060008670, US20060065890, US20060127696, US20060134459, US20060134462, US20060202194, US20060251923, US20070034863, US20070087321, US20070103060, US20070111026, US20070190359, US20070231600, US2007034863, US2007104979, US2007104980, US2007138437, US2007224450, US2007278936, US20080020237, US20080233410, US20080261076, US20080297033, US200805851, US2008161567, US2008210930, US20090039776, US20090108737, US20090115322, US20090179555, US2009085476, US2009104472, US20100090591, US20100148663, US20100244004, US20100295032, US2010102716, US2010105902, US2010244004, US2010270916, US20110057559, US20110108822, US20110204333, US2011215710, US2011227049, US2011285275, US2012292601, US20130146848, US2013033172, US2013165653, US2013181190, US2013334521, US20140246656, US2014103305, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,303,238, 6,413,656, 6,653,654, 6,670,645, 6,687,266, 6,835,469, 6,921,915, 7,279,704, 7,332,232, 7,378,162, 7,534,505, 7,675,228, 7,728,137, 7,740,957, 7,759,489, 7,951,947, 8,067,099, 8,592,586, 8,871,361, WO06081973, WO06121811, WO07018067, WO07108362, WO07115970, WO07115981, WO08035571, WO2002015645, WO2003040257, WO2005019373, WO2006056418, WO2008054584, WO2008078800, WO2008096609, WO2008101842, WO2009000673, WO2009050281, WO2009100991, WO2010028151, WO2010054731, WO2010086089, WO2010118029, WO2011044988, WO2011051404, WO2011107491, WO2012020327, WO2012163471, WO2013094620, WO2013107487, WO2013174471, WO2014007565, WO2014008982, WO2014023377, WO2014024131, WO2014031977, WO2014038456, WO2014112450.

f) HBL:

A hole blocking layer (HBL) may be used to reduce the number of holes and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer. The presence of such a blocking layer in a device may result in substantially higher efficiencies and/or longer lifetime as compared to a similar device lacking a blocking layer. Also, a blocking layer may be used to confine emission to a desired region of an OLED. In some embodiments, the HBL material has a lower HOMO (further from the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than the emitter closest to the HBL interface. In some embodiments, the HBL material has a lower HOMO (further from the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than one or more of the hosts closest to the HBL interface.

In one aspect, compound used in HBL contains the same molecule or the same functional groups used as host described above.

In another aspect, compound used in HBL contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein k is an integer from 1 to 20; L¹⁰¹ is another ligand, k′ is an integer from 1 to 3.

g) ETL:

Electron transport layer (ETL) may include a material capable of transporting electrons. Electron transport layer may be intrinsic (undoped), or doped. Doping may be used to enhance conductivity. Examples of the ETL material are not particularly limited, and any metal complexes or organic compounds may be used as long as they are typically used to transport electrons.

In one aspect, compound used in ETL contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein R¹⁰¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, when it is aryl or heteroaryl, it has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. Ar¹ to Ar₁ has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. k is an integer from 1 to 20. X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ is selected from C (including CH) or N.

In another aspect, the metal complexes used in ETL contains, but not limit to the following general formula:

wherein (O—N) or (N—N) is a bidentate ligand, having metal coordinated to atoms O, N or N, N; is another ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

Non-limiting examples of the ETL materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN103508940, EP01602648, EP01734038, EP01956007, JP2004-022334, JP2005149918, JP2005-268199, KR0117693, KR20130108183, US20040036077, US20070104977, US2007018155, US20090101870, US20090115316, US20090140637, US20090179554, US2009218940, US2010108990, US2011156017, US2011210320, US2012193612, US2012214993, US2014014925, US2014014927, US20140284580, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,656,612, 8,415,031, WO2003060956, WO2007111263, WO2009148269, WO2010067894, WO2010072300, WO2011074770, WO2011105373, WO2013079217, WO2013145667, WO2013180376, WO2014104499, WO2014104535,

h) Charge Generation Layer (CGL)

In tandem or stacked OLEDs, the CGL plays an essential role in the performance, which is composed of an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer for injection of electrons and holes, respectively. Electrons and holes are supplied from the CGL and electrodes. The consumed electrons and holes in the CGL are refilled by the electrons and holes injected from the cathode and anode, respectively; then, the bipolar currents reach a steady state gradually. Typical CGL materials include n and p conductivity dopants used in the transport layers.

In any above-mentioned compounds used in each layer of the OLED device, the hydrogen atoms can be partially or fully deuterated. The minimum amount of hydrogen of the compound being deuterated is selected from the group consisting of 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 99%, and 100%. Thus, any specifically listed substituent, such as, without limitation, methyl, phenyl, pyridyl, etc. may be undeuterated, partially deuterated, and fully deuterated versions thereof. Similarly, classes of substituents such as, without limitation, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, etc. also may be undeuterated, partially deuterated, and fully deuterated versions thereof.

It is understood that the various embodiments described herein are by way of example only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. For example, many of the materials and structures described herein may be substituted with other materials and structures without deviating from the spirit of the invention. The present invention as claimed may therefore include variations from the particular examples and preferred embodiments described herein, as will be apparent to one of skill in the art. It is understood that various theories as to why the invention works are not intended to be limiting.

Experimental Data Bis[(5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl)-(2-(4-(tert-butyl)-naphthalen-2-yl)-1′-yl)]-(3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonanedionato-k₂O,O′)iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 1)

2-(4-(tert-Butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-4-chloro-5(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

Bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (3.4 g, 4.8 mmol, 0.04 equiv) was added to a nitrogen sparged mixture (15 minutes) of 2,4-dichloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (25.5 g, 118 mmol, 1.0 equiv), 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphtha-len-2-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (32.6 g, 105 mmol, 0.9 equiv), powdered potassium carbonate (33.0 g, 239 mmol, 2.0 equiv), 1,4-dioxane (240 mL) and DIUF water (80 mL). After heating at 90° C. for 16 hours, LCMS analysis showed the reaction was complete. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured into a mixture of water (1 L) and ethyl acetate (500 mL). The layers were separated, and the aqueous layer extracted with ethyl acetate (2×500 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with saturated brine (500 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. A solution of the residue in a minimum volume of dichloromethane was adsorbed onto silica gel (100 g) and on an Interchim automated chromatography system (330 g silica gel cartridge), eluting with a gradient of 3-25% ethyl acetate in heptanes. Purest fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure. The tan solid was triturated with acetonitrile (20 volumes), filtered and dried under vacuum at 50° C. overnight to give 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-4-chloro-5-(tri-fluoromethyl)pyridine (27 g, 63% yield, 99.4% LCMS purity) as an off-white solid.

2-(4-(tert-Butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)-pyridine

A mixture of 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-4-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (1.8 g, 4.95 mmol, 1.0 equiv), 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (2.103 g, 5.94 mmol, 1.2 equiv), potassium carbonate (1.368 g, 9.90 mmol, 2.0 equiv), 1,4-dioxane (15 mL) and water (5 mL) was sparged with nitrogen for 15 minutes. Palladium(II) acetate (0.033 g, 0.148 mmol, 0.03 equiv) and dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxy[1,1′-bi-phenyl]-2-yl)phosphane (SPhos) (0.122 g, 0.297 mmol, 0.06 equiv) were added, sparging continued for 15 minutes then the reaction mixture heated at reflux for 4 hours. LCMS analysis of the reaction mixture showed starting material was consumed. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered. The solid was washed with water (2×3 mL) and methanol (2×1 mL) to give 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridine (˜100% yield) as an off-white solid.

Bis[(5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl)-(2-(4-(tert-butyl)-naphthalen-2-yl)-1′-yl)]-(3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonanedionato-k₂O,O′)iridium(III)

A suspension of 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridine (2.60 g, 4.67 mmol, 2.0 equiv) was sparged with nitrogen for 10 minutes. Iridium(III) chloride hydrate (0.74 g, 2.337 mmol, 1.0 equiv) was added and the reaction mixture heated at 130° C. for 36 hours to give about 42% conversion to the intermediate μ-dichloride complex. The mixture was cooled to room temperature. 3,7-Diethylnonane-4,6-dione (0.745 g, 3.51 mmol, 3.0 equiv) and powdered potassium carbonate (0.646 g, 4.68 mmol, 4.0 equiv) were added and the reaction mixture heated at 50° C. for 4 hours. Water (4 mL) was added and the suspension filtered. The red solid was washed with methanol (3×1 mL), then triturated with a 1:1 mixture of dichloromethane in methanol (20 mL) at 45° C. The suspension was filtered and the solid washed with methanol (3×1 mL). The solid (1.3 g, 79.8% UPLC purity), containing 2,2′-bitriphenylene (9.3%), was purified on a Biotage automated chromatography system (330 g silica gel cartridge), eluting with 0-30% dichloromethane in hexanes. Fractions containing product were concentrated under reduced pressure to give bis[(5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl)-(2-(4-(tert-butyl)-naphthalen-2-yl)-1′-yl)]-(3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonane-dionato-k₂O,O′)iridium(III) (0.8 g, 99.1% UPLC purity), containing 2,2′-bitriphenylene (0.2%), as a red solid. Crystallization provided 0.65 g of 99.5% pure Inventive Compound 1.

Bis[2-(4-(tert-Butyl)naphthalen-2′-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(phenanthren-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonanedionato-k₂O,O′]iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 2)

4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-2-(phenanthren-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane

A mixture of 2-bromophenanthrene (5 g, 19.45 mmol, 1.0 equiv), bis(pinacolato)-diboron (7.41 g, 29.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv) and potassium acetate (3.82 g, 38.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv) in 1,4-dioxane (50 mL) was sparged with nitrogen for 15 minutes. Dichloro[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloro-methane adduct (0.476 g, 0.583 mmol, 0.03 equiv) was added. The reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 15 minutes, then heated at reflux for 3 hours. LCMS analysis showed the starting bromide was consumed. After cooling the reaction mixture to room temperature, ethyl acetate (100 mL), water (50 mL) and saturated brine (100 mL) were added. The layers were separated, and the organic layer concentrated under reduced pressure to an oil. The oil was purified on a Biotage automated chromatography system (120 g silica gel cartridge), eluting with a gradient of 0-80% dichloromethane in hexanes to give 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(phenanthren-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (5.7 g, 96% yield, 97.6% GC purity) as a white solid.

2-(4-(tert-Butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-4-(phenanthren-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-pyridine

A mixture of 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-4-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine) (2 g, 5.50 mmol, 1.0 equiv), 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(phenanthren-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (2.007 g, 6.60 mmol, 1.2 equiv) and potassium carbonate (1.520 g, 10.99 mmol, 2.0 equiv) in 1,4-dioxane (30 mL) and water (10 mL) was sparged with nitrogen for 15 minutes. Palladium(II) acetate (0.037 g, 0.165 mmol, 0.03 equiv) and 2-dicyclo-hexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl (SPhos) (0.135 g, 0.330 mmol, 0.06 equiv) were added. The reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 15 minutes then heated at reflux for 4 hours. LCMS analysis showed the chloride was consumed. After cooling the reaction mixture to room temperature, the suspension was filtered. The solid was washed with water (2×3 mL) and methanol (2×1 mL) to give crude 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-4-(phenanthren-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (est. 100% yield) as an off white solid.

Bis[2-(4-(tert-Butyl)naphthalen-2′-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(phenanthren-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonanedionato-k₂O,O′]iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 2)

A suspension of 2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-4-(phenanthren-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (1.12 g, 2.215 mmol, 2.0 equiv was sparged with nitrogen for 10 minutes then iridium(III) chloride hydrate (0.4 g, 1.263 mmol, 1.0 equiv) added. The reaction mixture was heated at 135° C. for 3 days to give ˜50% conversion of ligand to iridium intermediate complex. To the cooled reaction mixture, 3,7-diethylnonane-4,6-dione (0.353 g, 1.662 mmol, 3.0 equiv) and powdered potassium carbonate (0.306 g, 2.216 mmol, 4.0 equiv) were added then the reaction mixture heated at 50° C. for 4 hours. Water (4 mL) was added to the reaction mixture and the suspension filtered. The red solid was washed with methanol (3×1 mL) then purified on a Biotage automated chromatography system (120 g silica gel cartridge), eluting with 0-45% dichloro-methane in hexanes. Product fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure to give, after drying in a vacuum oven at 50° C. for several hours, bis[2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2′-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(phenanthren-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonanedionato-k₂O,O′]iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 2) (0.85 g, 54% yield, 99.3% UPLC purity) as a red solid.

Bis[5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d3-methylphenyl)-2′-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[2-((dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-3′-yl)-1-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl] iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 3)

N-(2-Nitrophenyl)triphenylen-2-amine

2-Nitroaniline (7.18 g, 52.0 mmol, 1.30 equiv), 2-bromotriphenylene (12.29 g, 40 mmol, 1.0 equiv), sodium tert-butoxide (7.69 g, 80 mmol, 2.0 equiv) and toluene (240 mL) were added to a 500 mL round-bottom flask equipped with a stir bar. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 10 minutes. Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (1.099 g, 1.20 mmol, 0.03 equiv) and 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triiso-propylbiphenyl (XPhos) (1.335 g, 2.80 mmol, 0.07 equiv) were added. The flask was equipped with a reflux condenser, sealed with a rubber septum, and purged with nitrogen for 5 minutes. The reaction mixture was heated at 100° C. overnight then cooled to room temperature. Dichloromethane (100 mL) was added, and the solution passed through a pad of silica gel (50 g), eluting with 10% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane (300 mL). The filtrated was adsorbed onto Celite® (45 g). The material was purified on an Interchim automated chromatography system (330 g Sorbtech 60μ silica gel cartridge), eluting with 20-50% dichloromethane in heptanes. Clean fractions were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting solid was crystallized from a mixture of 1,2-dichloro-ethane (40 mL) in acetonitrile (100 mL) and filtered. The solid was saved and the filtrate was combined with impure fractions from the chromatography and adsorbed onto Celite® (20 g). The material was repurified on an Interchim automated chromatography system (2 stacked 220 g Sorbtech 60μ silica gel cartridge), eluting with 20-60% dichloromethane in heptanes. Clean fractions were combined with the saved crystallized solid to give N-(2-nitrophenyl)-triphenylen-2-amine (9.47 g, 65% yield) as an orange solid.

N¹-(Triphenylen-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine

Zinc dust (12.44 g, 190 mmol, 8.0 equiv) and acetic acid (300 mL) were added to a 1 L round-bottom flask equipped with a stir bar under air. The flask was placed in a water bath and N-(2-nitrophenyl)triphenylen-2-amine (8.67 g, 23.79 mmol, 1.0 equiv) was added portion wise over 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. TLC analysis indicated complete conversion of the starting material. The mixture was passed through a pad of silica gel (100 g), eluting with 30% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane (1.2 L). The volatiles were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil triturated with hexanes (200 mL) to give N′-(triphenylen-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine (8.12 g, 97% yield) as a light purple solid.

2-(Dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-1-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole

N′-(Triphenylen-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine diamine (5.02 g, 15 mmol, 1.0 equiv), dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-carbaldehyde (3.00 g, 15.30 mmol, 1.02 equiv) and ethanol (180 mL) were added to a 1 L round-bottom flask equipped with a stir bar. The flask was equipped with a reflux condenser and the reaction mixture heated at 80° C. for 1 hour under air. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and the volatiles removed under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in dichloromethane (600 mL), then iodine (4.57 g, 18.00 mmol, 1.2 equiv) and potassium carbonate (6.22 g, 45.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours at which time TLC analysis indicated complete conversion of the intermediate imine. The reaction mixture was washed with saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate (150 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate (60 g), filtered through a pad of silica gel (150 g), eluting with 0-20% ethyl acetate in dichloro-methane (1.3 L), and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting material was triturated with methanol (70 mL) to give 2-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-1-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (6.326 g, 83% yield) as a light purple solid.

[Ir(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d3-methylphenyl-2′-yl)pyridin-1-yl(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂]-trifluoromethanesulfonate

A 12 L, 4-neck round bottom flask, equipped with a mechanical stirrer, was charged with di-μ-chloro-tetrakis [κ2(C2,N)-5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d₃-methylphenyl-2′-yl) pyridin-1-yl]-diiridium(III) (534 g, 972 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and dichloromethane (7365 mL). The flask was wrapped to exclude light and a solution of silver trifluoromethane sulfonate (250 g, 972 mmol, 2.2 equiv) in methanol (1473 mL) added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature under nitrogen. The mixture was filtered through a silica gel (1400 g) pad topped with Celite® (300 g), which was then rinsed with dichloromethane (9.0 L). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue dried under vacuum overnight at 35° C. to give [Ir(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d₃-methylphenyl-2′-yl)-pyridin-1-yl(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂] trifluoromethanesulfonate (689 g, 99% yield) as a yellow solid containing some residual silver salts.

Ir(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d₃-methylphenyl-2′-yl)-pyridin-1-yl(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂] trifluoromethanesulfonate (1218 g) was divided into 3 batches and each batch dissolved in a minimal amount of dichloromethane. Each solution was filtered through a pad of silica gel (300 g) topped with Celite® (100 g), which was then eluted with a gradient of 50 to 100% dichloromethane in hexanes (8.0 L total). The filtrates were combined into one batch, concentrated under reduced pressure, and dried under vacuum at 50° C. overnight to give Ir(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d₃-methylphenyl-2′-yl)-pyridin-1-yl(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂] trifluoromethanesulfonate (885 g, 79% recovery) as a yellow solid.

Bis[5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d₃-methylphenyl)-2′-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[2-((dibenzo[b,d] furan-4-yl)-3′-yl)-1-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1H- benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl] iridium(III)

To a 250 mL 4-neck round bottom flask equipped with a stir bar, condenser and thermowell were added, Ir(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d₃-methyl-phenyl-2′-yl)-pyridin-1-yl(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂] trifluoromethanesulfonate (3.7 g, 4.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv), 2-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-1-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (2.4 g, 4.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and 2-ethoxyethanol (135 mL). 2,6-Lutidine (0.55 mL, 4.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv) was added and the reaction mixture heated at 105° C. overnight. LCMS analysis showed the reaction was incomplete. 2,6-Lutidine (0.55 mL, 4.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv) was added, the temperature increased to 110° C. and heating was continued for 4 days. LCMS analysis showed 38% conversion to product. The cooled reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. Methanol (80 mL) was added, and the solids filtered and washed with methanol (30 mL). The isolated compound was purified on a Biotage automated chromatography system (2 stacked 350 g Biotage silica gel cartridges), loading with dichloromethane (20 mL), and eluting with 0-100% toluene in heptanes. The recovered product was chromatographed twice more under the same conditions. The resulting solid was dissolved in dichloromethane (5 mL), precipitated by addition of methanol (40 mL), and the suspension stirred overnight. The solid was filtered, washed with methanol (20 mL) and oven dried under vacuum at 50° C. overnight to give bis[5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-d₃-methylphenyl)-2′-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[2-((dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-3′-yl)-1-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl] iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 3) (0.82 g, 9% yield, 99.9% UHPLC purity) as a yellow solid.

Bis[5-(methyl-d3)-2-(4-(methyl-d₃)phenyl-2′-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[(2-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-3′-yl)-5-(methyl-d₃)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl]iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 4)

2-(Dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-5-(methyl-d3)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridine

A solution of powdered potassium carbonate (13.97 g, 101 mmol, 3.0 equiv) in water (90 mL) was added to a suspension of 4-chloro-2-(dibenzo[b,d]-furan-4-yl)-5-(methyl-d₃)pyridine (10 g, 33.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (13.13 g, 37.1 mmol, 1.1 equiv) in 1,4-dioxane (450 mL). The mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 15 minutes. Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.309 g, 0.337 mmol, 0.01 equiv) and 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (XPhos) (0.321 g, 0.674 mmol, 0.02 equiv) were added, sparging continued for 5 minutes then the reaction mixture heated at 89° C. for 4 hours to give a red-orange solution containing a white precipitate. A thoroughly mixed reaction aliquot was dissolved in dichloromethane aided with a few drops of acetonitrile. The cooled reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (250 mL) and water (250 mL) to completely dissolve all solid. The biphasic mixture was filtered through Celite® (50 g) and the layers separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (2×200 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate (50 g), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-5-(methyl-d3)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridine (16 g, 97% yield) as light brown solid.

[Ir(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-methyl-d₃)phenyl-2′-yl)pyridin-1-yl(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂]trifluoromethanesulfonate

A 12 L 4-neck round bottom flask, equipped with a mechanical stirrer, was charged di-R-chloro-tetrakis[κ2(C2,N)-5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-methyl-d3)phenyl-2′-yl)pyridin-1-yl]diiridium(III) (320 g, 265 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and dichloromethane (4413 mL). The flask was wrapped to exclude light and a solution of silver trifluoromethanesulfonate (149 g, 583 mmol, 2.2 equiv) in methanol (883 added. The reaction mixture was stirred over-night at room temperature under nitrogen. The reaction mixture was filtered through a silica gel (1200 g) pad topped with Celite® (300 g), rinsing with dichloromethane (8.0 L). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in a minimum volume of dichloromethane and filtered through a pad of silica gel (400 g), rinsing with dichloromethane until no yellow color eluted. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue dried under vacuum overnight at 50° C. to give [Ir(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-methyl-d₃)phenyl-2′-yl)-pyridin-1-yl(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂]trifluoromethanesulfonate (348 g, 84% yield) as a yellow-green solid.

mer-Bis[5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-(methyl-d₃)phenyl-2′yl)pyridin-1-yl]-[(2-(dibenzo-[b,d] furan-4-yl)-3′-yl)-5-(methyl-d₃)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl]-iridium(III)

A 500 mL, 4-neck round bottom flask equipped with a stir bar, condenser and thermowell, was charged with [Ir(bis(5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-(methyl-d₃)phenyl-2′yl)pyridin-1-yl)(-1H))₂(MeOH)₂] trifluoro-methanesulfonate (4.0 g, 5.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv), dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl-5-(methyl-d₃)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridine (2.5 g, 5.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and acetone (170 mL). Triethylamine (2.1 mL, 15.33 mmol, 3.0 equiv) was added then the reaction mixture heated at 50° C. for 2.5 weeks with good stirring. The cooled reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. A solution of the residue in dichloromethane (50 mL) was filtered through a 3×3 inch pad of Celite®, rinsing with dichloromethane. The recovered material was triturated with methanol (100 mL), filtered and the solid dried in a vacuum oven overnight at 50° C. to give mer-isomer of the product (3.6 g) as a yellow solid.

Bis[5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-(methyl-d₃)phenyl)pyridin-1-yl]-[(2-(dibenzo[b,c]furan-4-yl)-3′-yl)-5-(methyl-d₃)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridin-1-yl] iridium(III)): Isomerization of mer-isomer to target fac-isomer was achieved by irradiation in solution with >90% yield.

Purification of the Inventive Compound 4

A solution of crude material (3.4 g, 78% LCMS purity) in a minimum volume of dichloromethane was filtered through a 1.5×1.5 inch pad of basic alumina layered on silica gel (˜50 g), rinsing with dichloromethane until all product eluted. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The solid was dissolved in dichloromethane (20 mL) and purified on a Biotage automated chromatography system (2 stacked 350 g Biotage silica gel cartridges), eluting with 10-100% toluene in heptanes. The recovered product was dissolved in di-chloromethane (75 mL) and precipitated with methanol (50 mL). The solid was filtered and dried in a vacuum oven at 50° C. overnight to give bis[5-(methyl-d₃)-2-(4-(methyl-d₃)phenyl)pyridin-l-yl]-[(2-(dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-3′-yl)-5-(methyl-d₃)-4-(triphenylen-2-yl)pyridin-l-yl] iridium(III) (Inventive Compound 3) (1.4 g, 26% yield, 99.5% UPLC purity) as a yellow solid.

Synthesis of the Comparative Compound 1

A suspension of 4-([1,11-biphenyl]-4-yl)-2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (2.0 g, 4.17 mmol, 2.2 equiv) and iridium(III) chloride hydrate (0.6 g, 1.895 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in 2-ethoxyethanol (36 mL) and DIUF water (12 mL) was heated at 100° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, DIUF water (50 mL) added and the suspension filtered. The red solid was washed with DIUF water (50 mL) and methanol (50 mL) then used directly in the next step. To a suspension of crude intermediate it-dichloride complex (4.51 g, est. 3.18 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in methanol (40 mL) and dichloromethane (40 mL) were added 3,7-diethylnonane-4,6-dione (1.352 g, 6.37 mmol, 2.0 equiv) and powdered potassium carbonate (1.32 g, 9.55 mmol, 3.0 equiv). The reaction mixture was stirred at 42° C. overnight, at which point 1H-NMR analysis indicated the intermediate it-dichloride complex was consumed. The crude reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue diluted with DIUF water (100 mL). The slurry was filtered and the red solid washed with methanol (100 mL). The crude residue was dissolved in a minimal amount of dichloromethane, adsorbed onto silica gel (24 g) and purified by column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a gradient of 5 to 50% dichloromethane in hexanes. The product was triturated with methanol (100 mL) and dried under vacuum at −50° C. overnight to give bis[4-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-2-(4-(tert-butyl)naphthalen-2-yl)-1′-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-1-yl]-(3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonanedionato-k2O,O′)-iridium(III) (1.92 g, 44% yield, 99.4% purity) as a red solid. (Comparative Compound 1).

Synthesis of the Comparative Compound 2

2-(Dibenzo[b,d]furan-4-yl)-1-(3,5-diisopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (0.600 g, 1.152 mmol) and triflic salt of iridium (III) complex were suspended in 2-EtOEtOH (46 ml). The reaction mixture was degassed and heated to 80° C. for 14 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 60° C. and 0.058 g of morpholine were added. Then it was degassed again and heated at 80° C. for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled down to room temperature, diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. Organic fractions were combined, filtered and evaporated. The residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel, eluted with heptanes/toluene gradient mixture, providing after evaporation Comparative Compound 2 (0.466 g, 0.415 mmol, 61.3% yield) as yellow solid.

Device Examples Red Device Examples

All example devices were fabricated by high vacuum (<10-7 Torr) thermal evaporation. The anode electrode was 1,200 Å of indium tin oxide (ITO). The cathode consisted of 10 Å of Liq (8-hydroxyquinoline lithium) followed by 1,000 Å of Al. All devices were encapsulated with a glass lid sealed with an epoxy resin in a nitrogen glove box (<1 ppm of H₂O and O₂) immediately after fabrication, and a moisture getter was incorporated inside the package. The organic stack of the device examples consisted of sequentially, from the ITO surface, 100 Å of LG101 (purchased from LG Chem) as the hole injection layer (HIL); 400 Å of HTM as a hole transporting layer (HTL); 50 Å of EBM as a electron blocking layer (EBL); 400 Å of an emissive layer (EML) containing RH and 18% RH2 as red host and 3% of emitter, and 350 Å of Liq (8-hydroxyquinolinelithium) doped with 35% of ETM as the electron transporting layer (ETL). Table 1 shows the thickness of the device layers and materials.

TABLE 1 Device layer materials and thicknesses Thickness Layer Material [Å] Anode ITO 1,200 HIL LG101 100 HTL HTM 400 EBL EBM 50 EML RH1:RH2 18%: Red emitter 3% 400 ETL Liq: ETM 35% 350 EIL Liq 10 Cathode A1 1,000

The chemical structures of the device materials are shown below:

Upon fabrication devices have been EL and JVL tested. For this purpose, the sample was energized by the 2 channel Keysight B2902A SMU at a current density of 10 mA/cm2 and measured by the Photo Research PR735 Spectroradiometer. Radiance (W/str/cm²) from 380 nm to 1080 nm, and total integrated photon count were collected. The device is then placed under a large area silicon photodiode for the JVL sweep. The integrated photon count of the device at 10 mA/cm² is used to convert the photodiode current to photon count. The voltage is swept from 0 to a voltage equating to 200 mA/cm². The EQE of the device is calculated using the total integrated photon count. Device lifetime when luminance decreases to 97% of the initial value (LT₉₇) is measured at 80 mA/cm². All results are summarized in Table 2. LT₉₇ and EQE of inventive examples (Inventive Devices 1 and 2) are reported as relative numbers normalized to the results of the comparative example (Comparative Device 1).

TABLE 2 Red Device Results λ max Device Red emitter [nm] EQE LT₉₇ Inventive Example 1 620 1.02 1.42 Device 1 Inventive Compound 1 Inventive Example 2 619 1.11 1.28 Device 2 Inventive Compound 2 Comparative Comparative 618 1.00 1.00 Device 1 Example Comparative Compound 1

As shown in Table 2, the inventive devices 1 and 2 exhibit similar Amax as the comparative device 1, and both inventive devices show higher EQE and longer device lifetime. The performance improvement observed in the above data was unexpected. All results show the significance of the inventive compounds for applications in organic light emitting diodes (OLED).

Green Device Example

All example devices were fabricated by high vacuum (<10⁻⁷ Torr) thermal evaporation. The anode electrode was 800 Å of indium tin oxide (ITO). The cathode consisted of 10 Å of Liq (8-hydroxyquinoline lithium) followed by 1,000 Å of Al. All devices were encapsulated with a glass lid sealed with an epoxy resin in a nitrogen glove box (<1 ppm of H₂O and O₂) immediately after fabrication with a moisture getter incorporated inside the package. The organic stack of the device examples consisted of sequentially, from the ITO Surface: 100 Å of LG101 (purchased from LG Chem) as the hole injection layer (HIL); 400 Å of HTM as a hole transporting layer (HTL); 50 Å of EBM as an electron blocking layer (EBL); emissive layer (EML) with thickness 400 Å; Emissive layer containing H-host (H1): E-host (H2) in 7:3 ratio and 5 weight % of green emitter; 50 Å of H1 as a hole blocking layer (HBL); 300 Å of Liq (8-hydroxyquinoline lithium) doped with 35% of ETM as the ETL. The device structure is shown in Table 3. The chemical structures of the device materials are shown below.

TABLE 3 Device layer materials and thicknesses Layer Material Thickness [Å] Anode ITO 800 HIL LG-101 100 HTL HTM 400 EBL EBM 50 EML H1:H2: Emitter 5% 400 ETL Liq: ETM 35% 300 EIL Liq 10 Cathode A1 1,000

Upon fabrication, the device was tested to measure EL and JVL. For this purpose, the samples were energized by the 2 channel Keysight B2902A SMU at a current density of 10 mA/cm² and measured by the Photo Research PR735 Spectroradiometer. Radiance (W/str/cm²) from 380 nm to 1080 nm, and total integrated photon count were collected. The devices were then placed under a large area silicon photodiode for the JVL sweep. The integrated photon count of the device at 10 mA/cm² is used to convert the photodiode current to photon count. The voltage is swept from 0 to a voltage equating to 200 mA/cm². The EQE of the device is calculated using the total integrated photon count. Device lifetime when luminance decreases to 95% of the initial value (LT₉₅) is measured at 3000 nits. All results are summarized in Table 4. EQE and LT₉₇ of Inventive Device 3 is reported as relative numbers normalized to the results of the Comparative Device 2.

TABLE 4 Green device results λ max Device Emitter [nm] EQE LT₉₅ Inventive Inventive 537 1.02 1.11 Device 3 Compound 3 Comparative Comparative 535 1.00 1.00 Device 2 Compound 2

Table 4 provides a summary of performance of electroluminescence device of the materials. The inventive device 3 shows similar green emission as Comparative device 2. The inventive device 4 shows higher EQE and longer device lifetime. The performance improvement observed in the above data was unexpected. All results show the significance of the inventive compounds for applications in organic light emitting diodes (OLED). 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound comprising a first ligand L_(A) of Formula I: wherein:

moiety A has a structure of Formula II,

 or Formula III,

G comprises a structure of Formula IV,

moiety B is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring or a fused ring system comprising at least two rings that are independently 5-membered and/or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; ring C is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; each of Z¹, Z², Z³, and X¹ to X⁸ are independently C or N; K is a direct bond or selected from the group consisting of O, S, N(R^(α)), P(R^(α)), B(R^(α)), C(R^(α))(R^(β)), and Si(R^(α))(R^(β)); R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) each independently represents mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no substitution; each R^(α), R^(β), R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; L_(A) is coordinated to a metal M, which is selected from the group consisting of Ir, Rh, Re, Ru, Os, Pt, Pd, Ag, Au, and Cu; L_(A) may be joined with other ligands to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, and hexadentate ligand; and any two substituents may be joined or fused to form a ring, with the proviso that when the moiety A is Formula III and M is Ir, L_(A) is not a hexadentate ligand, and with the proviso that when the moiety A is Formula III and M is Pt, K is S or O.
 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein each R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, boryl, and combinations thereof.
 3. The compound of claim 1, wherein the moiety A has a structure of Formula II,


4. The compound of claim 1, wherein the moiety A has a structure of Formula III,


5. The compound of claim 1, wherein the moiety B is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, pyrazine, triazine, imidazole, pyrazole, pyrrole, oxazole, furan, thiophene, thiazole, naphthalene, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinazoline, benzofuran, benzoxazole, benzothiophene, benzothiazole, benzoselenophene, indene, indole, benzimidazole, carbazole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, quinoxaline, phthalazine, phenanthrene, phenanthridine, fluorene, and aza-variants thereof; and/or wherein the ring C is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, pyrazine, triazine, imidazole, pyrazole, pyrrole, oxazole, furan, thiophene, and thiazole.
 6. The compound of claim 1, wherein each of X¹ to X⁸ is C or at least one of X¹ to X⁸ is N; and/or wherein K is a direct bond or O; and/or the metal is Ir or Pt.
 7. The compound of claim 1, wherein G is bonded to the moiety A by one of X¹, X², X³, X⁴, X² and X⁸.
 8. The compound of claim 1, wherein the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: each of A¹, A², X, X⁹, X¹⁰, and X¹¹ is independently C or N; each of Y and Y^(oo) is independently selected from the group consisting of BR, BRR′, NR, PR, P(O)R, O, S, Se, C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR, C═CRR′, S═O, SO₂, CR, CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′; each of R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), and R^(LL) is independently represents mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no substitution; each R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL), R^(C1) and R³ is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and any two R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL), and R^(C1) may be joined or fused to form a ring.
 9. The compound of claim 1, wherein the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: each of A¹, A², X, X⁹, X¹⁰, and X¹¹ is independently C or N; each of Y and Y^(oo) is independently selected from the group consisting of BR, BRR′, NR, PR, P(O)R, O, S, Se, C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR, C═CRR′, S═O, SO₂, CR, CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′; each of R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), and R^(LL) is independently represent mono to the maximum allowable substitution, or no substitution; each R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL), and R^(C1) is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and any two R, R′, R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(LL), and —R^(C1) can be joined or fused to form a ring.
 10. The compound of claim 1, wherein the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of L_(Ai)-(Gm)(Yn)(Ro)(Rq), wherein i is an integer from 1 to 24, m is an integer from 1 to 100, n is an integer from 1 to 6, and each of o and q is independently an integer from 1 to 70, wherein L_(A1)-(G1)(Y1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A24)-(G100)(Y6)(R70)(R70) are defined in LIST 3 as defined herein; wherein G¹ to G¹⁰⁰ are defined as follows:

wherein R¹ to R⁷⁰ are defined as follows:

 and; wherein Y1 to Y6 are defined as follows:


11. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound has a formula of M(L_(A))_(p)(L_(B))_(q)(L_(C))_(r) wherein L_(B) and L_(C) are each a bidentate ligand; and wherein p is 1, 2, or 3; q is 0, 1, or 2; r is 0, 1, or 2; and p+q+r is the oxidation state of the metal M.
 12. The compound of claim 11, wherein the compound has a formula selected from the group consisting of Ir(L_(A))₃, Ir(L_(A))(L_(B))₂, Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(B)), Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(C)), and Ir(L_(A))(L_(B))(L_(C)); and wherein L_(A), L_(B), and L_(C) are different from each other, or the compound has a formula of Pt(L_(A))(L_(B)); and wherein L_(A) and L_(B) can be same or different.
 13. The compound of claim 12, wherein L_(B) and L_(C) are each independently selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: T is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, and In; each of Y¹ to Y¹³ is independently selected from the group consisting of carbon and nitrogen; Y′ is selected from the group consisting of BR_(e), BR_(e)R_(f), NR_(e), PR_(e), P(O)R_(e), O, S, Se, C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR_(e), C═CR_(e)R_(f), S═O, SO₂, CR_(e)R_(f), SiR_(e)R_(f), and GeR_(e)R_(f); R_(e) and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a ring; each R_(a), R_(b), R_(e), and R_(d) independently represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(e1), R_(a1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e), and R_(f) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acid, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, selenyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and any two R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(a1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(e), R_(d), R_(e), and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a ring or form a multidentate ligand.
 14. The compound of claim 12, wherein the compound has formula Ir(L_(A))₃, Ir(L_(A))(L_(Bk))₂, Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Bk)), Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-1)), or Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-II)), wherein L_(A) is according Formula I; wherein k is an integer from 1 to 474; wherein j is an integer from 1 to 1416; wherein L_(B1) to L_(B474) have the structures defined as follows:

 each L_(Cj-1) has a structure based on formula

and each L_(Cj-II) has a structure based on formula

wherein for each L_(Cj) in L_(Cj-1) and L_(Cj-II), R²⁰¹ and R²⁰² are each defined as follows: L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(C1) R^(D1) R^(D1) L_(C193) R^(D1) R^(D3) L_(C385) R^(D17) R^(D40) L_(C577) R^(D143) R^(D120) L_(C2) R^(D2) R^(D2) L_(C194) R^(D1) R^(D4) L_(C386) R^(D17) R^(D41) L_(C578) R^(D143) R^(D133) L_(C3) R^(D3) R^(D3) L_(C195) R^(D1) R^(D5) L_(C387) R^(D17) R^(D42) L_(C579) R^(D143) R^(D134) L_(C4) R^(D4) R^(D4) L_(C196) R^(D1) R^(D9) L_(C388) R^(D17) R^(D43) L_(C580) R^(D143) R^(D135) L_(C5) R^(D5) R^(D5) L_(C197) R^(D1) R^(D10) L_(C389) R^(D17) R^(D48) L_(C581) R^(D143) R^(D136) L_(C6) R^(D6) R^(D6) L_(C198) R^(D1) R^(D17) L_(C390) R^(D17) R^(D49) L_(C582) R^(D143) R^(D144) L_(C7) R^(D7) R^(D7) L_(C199) R^(D1) R^(D18) L_(C391) R^(D17) R^(D50) L_(C583) R^(D143) R^(D145) L_(C8) R^(D8) R^(D8) L_(C200) R^(D1) R^(D20) L_(C392) R^(D17) R^(D54) L_(C584) R^(D143) R^(D146) L_(C9) R^(D9) R^(D9) L_(C201) R^(D1) R^(D22) L_(C393) R^(D17) R^(D55) L_(C585) R^(D143) R^(D147) L_(C10) R^(D10) R^(D10) L_(C202) R^(D1) R^(D37) L_(C394) R^(D17) R^(D58) L_(C586) R^(D143) R^(D149) L_(C11) R^(D11) R^(D11) L_(C203) R^(D1) R^(D40) L_(C395) R^(D17) R^(D59) L_(C587) R^(D143) R^(D151) L_(C12) R^(D12) R^(D12) L_(C204) R^(D1) R^(D41) L_(C396) R^(D17) R^(D78) L_(C588) R^(D143) R^(D154) L_(C13) R^(D13) R^(D13) L_(C205) R^(D1) R^(D42) L_(C397) R^(D17) R^(D79) L_(C589) R^(D143) R^(D155) L_(C14) R^(D14) R^(D14) L_(C206) R^(D1) R^(D43) L_(C398) R^(D17) R^(D81) L_(C590) R^(D143) R^(D161) L_(C15) R^(D15) R^(D15) L_(C207) R^(D1) R^(D48) L_(C399) R^(D17) R^(D87) L_(C591) R^(D143) R^(D175) L_(C16) R^(D16) R^(D16) L_(C208) R^(D1) R^(D49) L_(C400) R^(D17) R^(D88) L_(C592) R^(D144) R^(D3) L_(C17) R^(D17) R^(D17) L_(C209) R^(D1) R^(D50) L_(C401) R^(D17) R^(D89) L_(C593) R^(D144) R^(D5) L_(C18) R^(D18) R^(D18) L_(C210) R^(D1) R^(D54) L_(C402) R^(D17) R^(D93) L_(C594) R^(D144) R^(D17) L_(C19) R^(D19) R^(D19) L_(C211) R^(D1) R^(D55) L_(C403) R^(D17) R^(D116) L_(C595) R^(D144) R^(D18) L_(C20) R^(D20) R^(D20) L_(C212) R^(D1) R^(D58) L_(C404) R^(D17) R^(D117) L_(C596) R^(D144) R^(D20) L_(C21) R^(D21) R^(D21) L_(C213) R^(D1) R^(D59) L_(C405) R^(D17) R^(D118) L_(C597) R^(D144) R^(D22) L_(C22) R^(D22) R^(D22) L_(C214) R^(D1) R^(D78) L_(C406) R^(D17) R^(D119) L_(C598) R^(D144) R^(D37) L_(C23) R^(D23) R^(D23) L_(C215) R^(D1) R^(D79) L_(C407) R^(D17) R^(D120) L_(C599) R^(D144) R^(D40) L_(C24) R^(D24) R^(D24) L_(C216) R^(D1) R^(D81) L_(C408) R^(D17) R^(D133) L_(C600) R^(D144) R^(D41) L_(C25) R^(D25) R^(D25) L_(C217) R^(D1) R^(D87) L_(C409) R^(D17) R^(D134) L_(C601) R^(D144) R^(D42) L_(C26) R^(D26) R^(D26) L_(C218) R^(D1) R^(D88) L_(C410) R^(D17) R^(D135) L_(C602) R^(D144) R^(D43) L_(C27) R^(D27) R^(D27) L_(C219) R^(D1) R^(D89) L_(C411) R^(D17) R^(D136) L_(C603) R^(D144) R^(D48) L_(C28) R^(D28) R^(D28) L_(C220) R^(D1) R^(D93) L_(C412) R^(D17) R^(D143) L_(C604) R^(D144) R^(D49) L_(C29) R^(D29) R^(D29) L_(C221) R^(D1) R^(D116) L_(C413) R^(D17) R^(D144) L_(C605) R^(D144) R^(D54) L_(C30) R^(D30) R^(D30) L_(C222) R^(D1) R^(D117) L_(C414) R^(D17) R^(D145) L_(C606) R^(D144) R^(D58) L_(C31) R^(D31) R^(D31) L_(C223) R^(D1) R^(D118) L_(C415) R^(D17) R^(D146) L_(C607) R^(D144) R^(D59) L_(C32) R^(D32) R^(D32) L_(C224) R^(D1) R^(D119) L_(C416) R^(D17) R^(D147) L_(C608) R^(D144) R^(D78) L_(C33) R^(D33) R^(D33) L_(C225) R^(D1) R^(D120) L_(C417) R^(D17) R^(D149) L_(C609) R^(D144) R^(D79) L_(C34) R^(D34) R^(D34) L_(C226) R^(D1) R^(D133) L_(C418) R^(D17) R^(D151) L_(C610) R^(D144) R^(D81) L_(C35) R^(D35) R^(D35) L_(C227) R^(D1) R^(D134) L_(C419) R^(D17) R^(D154) L_(C611) R^(D144) R^(D87) L_(C36) R^(D36) R^(D36) L_(C228) R^(D1) R^(D135) L_(C420) R^(D17) R^(D155) L_(C612) R^(D144) R^(D88) L_(C37) R^(D37) R^(D37) L_(C229) R^(D1) R^(D136) L_(C421) R^(D17) R^(D161) L_(C613) R^(D144) R^(D89) L_(C38) R^(D38) R^(D38) L_(C230) R^(D1) R^(D143) L_(C422) R^(D17) R^(D175) L_(C614) R^(D144) R^(D93) L_(C39) R^(D39) R^(D39) L_(C231) R^(D1) R^(D144) L_(C423) R^(D50) R^(D3) L_(C615) R^(D144) R^(D116) L_(C40) R^(D40) R^(D40) L_(C232) R^(D1) R^(D145) L_(C424) R^(D50) R^(D5) L_(C616) R^(D144) R^(D117) L_(C41) R^(D41) R^(D41) L_(C233) R^(D1) R^(D146) L_(C425) R^(D50) R^(D18) L_(C617) R^(D144) R^(D118) L_(C42) R^(D42) R^(D42) L_(C234) R^(D1) R^(D147) L_(C426) R^(D50) R^(D20) L_(C618) R^(D144) R^(D119) L_(C43) R^(D43) R^(D43) L_(C235) R^(D1) R^(D149) L_(C427) R^(D50) R^(D22) L_(C619) R^(D144) R^(D120) L_(C44) R^(D44) R^(D44) L_(C236) R^(D1) R^(D151) L_(C428) R^(D50) R^(D37) L_(C620) R^(D144) R^(D133) L_(C45) R^(D45) R^(D45) L_(C237) R^(D1) R^(D154) L_(C429) R^(D50) R^(D40) L_(C621) R^(D144) R^(D134) L_(C46) R^(D46) R^(D46) L_(C238) R^(D1) R^(D155) L_(C430) R^(D50) R^(D41) L_(C622) R^(D144) R^(D135) L_(C47) R^(D47) R^(D47) L_(C239) R^(D1) R^(D161) L_(C431) R^(D50) R^(D42) L_(C623) R^(D144) R^(D136) L_(C48) R^(D48) R^(D48) L_(C240) R^(D1) R^(D175) L_(C432) R^(D50) R^(D43) L_(C624) R^(D144) R^(D145) L_(C49) R^(D49) R^(D49) L_(C241) R^(D4) R^(D3) L_(C433) R^(D50) R^(D48) L_(C625) R^(D144) R^(D146) L_(C50) R^(D50) R^(D50) L_(C242) R^(D4) R^(D5) L_(C434) R^(D50) R^(D49) L_(C626) R^(D144) R^(D147) L_(C51) R^(D51) R^(D51) L_(C243) R^(D4) R^(D9) L_(C435) R^(D50) R^(D54) L_(C627) R^(D144) R^(D149) L_(C52) R^(D52) R^(D52) L_(C244) R^(D4) R^(D10) L_(C436) R^(D50) R^(D55) L_(C628) R^(D144) R^(D151) L_(C53) R^(D53) R^(D53) L_(C245) R^(D4) R^(D17) L_(C437) R^(D50) R^(D58) L_(C629) R^(D144) R^(D154) L_(C54) R^(D54) R^(D54) L_(C246) R^(D4) R^(D18) L_(C438) R^(D50) R^(D59) L_(C630) R^(D144) R^(D155) L_(C55) R^(D55) R^(D55) L_(C247) R^(D4) R^(D20) L_(C439) R^(D50) R^(D78) L_(C631) R^(D144) R^(D161) L_(C56) R^(D56) R^(D56) L_(C248) R^(D4) R^(D22) L_(C440) R^(D50) R^(D79) L_(C632) R^(D144) R^(D175) L_(C57) R^(D57) R^(D57) L_(C249) R^(D4) R^(D37) L_(C441) R^(D50) R^(D81) L_(C633) R^(D145) R^(D3) L_(C58) R^(D58) R^(D58) L_(C250) R^(D4) R^(D40) L_(C442) R^(D50) R^(D87) L_(C634) R^(D145) R^(D5) L_(C59) R^(D59) R^(D59) L_(C251) R^(D4) R^(D41) L_(C443) R^(D50) R^(D88) L_(C635) R^(D145) R^(D17) L_(C60) R^(D60) R^(D60) L_(C252) R^(D4) R^(D42) L_(C444) R^(D50) R^(D89) L_(C636) R^(D145) R^(D18) L_(C61) R^(D61) R^(D61) L_(C253) R^(D4) R^(D43) L_(C445) R^(D50) R^(D93) L_(C637) R^(D145) R^(D20) L_(C62) R^(D62) R^(D62) L_(C254) R^(D4) R^(D48) L_(C446) R^(D50) R^(D116) L_(C638) R^(D145) R^(D22) L_(C63) R^(D63) R^(D63) L_(C255) R^(D4) R^(D49) L_(C447) R^(D50) R^(D117) L_(C639) R^(D145) R^(D37) L_(C64) R^(D64) R^(D64) L_(C256) R^(D4) R^(D50) L_(C448) R^(D50) R^(D118) L_(C640) R^(D145) R^(D40) L_(C65) R^(D65) R^(D65) L_(C257) R^(D4) R^(D54) L_(C449) R^(D50) R^(D119) L_(C641) R^(D145) R^(D41) L_(C66) R^(D66) R^(D66) L_(C258) R^(D4) R^(D55) L_(C450) R^(D50) R^(D120) L_(C642) R^(D145) R^(D42) L_(C67) R^(D67) R^(D67) L_(C259) R^(D4) R^(D58) L_(C451) R^(D50) R^(D133) L_(C643) R^(D145) R^(D43) L_(C68) R^(D68) R^(D68) L_(C260) R^(D4) R^(D59) L_(C452) R^(D50) R^(D134) L_(C644) R^(D145) R^(D48) L_(C69) R^(D69) R^(D69) L_(C261) R^(D4) R^(D78) L_(C453) R^(D50) R^(D135) L_(C645) R^(D145) R^(D49) L_(C70) R^(D70) R^(D70) L_(C262) R^(D4) R^(D79) L_(C454) R^(D50) R^(D136) L_(C646) R^(D145) R^(D54) L_(C71) R^(D71) R^(D71) L_(C263) R^(D4) R^(D81) L_(C455) R^(D50) R^(D143) L_(C647) R^(D145) R^(D58) L_(C72) R^(D72) R^(D72) L_(C264) R^(D4) R^(D87) L_(C456) R^(D50) R^(D144) L_(C648) R^(D145) R^(D59) L_(C73) R^(D73) R^(D73) L_(C265) R^(D4) R^(D88) L_(C457) R^(D50) R^(D145) L_(C649) R^(D145) R^(D78) L_(C74) R^(D74) R^(D74) L_(C266) R^(D4) R^(D89) L_(C458) R^(D50) R^(D146) L_(C650) R^(D145) R^(D79) L_(C75) R^(D75) R^(D75) L_(C267) R^(D4) R^(D93) L_(C459) R^(D50) R^(D147) L_(C651) R^(D145) R^(D81) L_(C76) R^(D76) R^(D76) L_(C268) R^(D4) R^(D116) L_(C460) R^(D50) R^(D149) L_(C652) R^(D145) R^(D87) L_(C77) R^(D77) R^(D77) L_(C269) R^(D4) R^(D117) L_(C461) R^(D50) R^(D151) L_(C653) R^(D145) R^(D88) L_(C78) R^(D78) R^(D78) L_(C270) R^(D4) R^(D118) L_(C462) R^(D50) R^(D154) L_(C654) R^(D145) R^(D89) L_(C79) R^(D79) R^(D79) L_(C271) R^(D4) R^(D119) L_(C463) R^(D50) R^(D155) L_(C655) R^(D145) R^(D93) L_(C80) R^(D80) R^(D80) L_(C272) R^(D4) R^(D120) L_(C464) R^(D50) R^(D161) L_(C656) R^(D145) R^(D116) L_(C81) R^(D81) R^(D81) L_(C273) R^(D4) R^(D133) L_(C465) R^(D50) R^(D175) L_(C657) R^(D145) R^(D117) L_(C82) R^(D82) R^(D82) L_(C274) R^(D4) R^(D134) L_(C466) R^(D55) R^(D3) L_(C658) R^(D145) R^(D118) L_(C83) R^(D83) R^(D83) L_(C275) R^(D4) R^(D135) L_(C467) R^(D55) R^(D5) L_(C659) R^(D145) R^(D119) L_(C84) R^(D84) R^(D84) L_(C276) R^(D4) R^(D136) L_(C468) R^(D55) R^(D18) L_(C660) R^(D145) R^(D120) L_(C85) R^(D85) R^(D85) L_(C277) R^(D4) R^(D143) L_(C469) R^(D55) R^(D20) L_(C661) R^(D145) R^(D133) L_(C86) R^(D86) R^(D86) L_(C278) R^(D4) R^(D144) L_(C470) R^(D55) R^(D22) L_(C662) R^(D145) R^(D134) L_(C87) R^(D87) R^(D87) L_(C279) R^(D4) R^(D145) L_(C471) R^(D55) R^(D37) L_(C663) R^(D145) R^(D135) L_(C88) R^(D88) R^(D88) L_(C280) R^(D4) R^(D146) L_(C472) R^(D55) R^(D40) L_(C664) R^(D145) R^(D136) L_(C89) R^(D89) R^(D89) L_(C281) R^(D4) R^(D147) L_(C473) R^(D55) R^(D41) L_(C665) R^(D145) R^(D146) L_(C90) R^(D90) R^(D90) L_(C282) R^(D4) R^(D149) L_(C474) R^(D55) R^(D42) L_(C666) R^(D145) R^(D147) L_(C91) R^(D91) R^(D91) L_(C283) R^(D4) R^(D151) L_(C475) R^(D55) R^(D43) L_(C667) R^(D145) R^(D149) L_(C92) R^(D92) R^(D92) L_(C284) R^(D4) R^(D154) L_(C476) R^(D55) R^(D48) L_(C668) R^(D145) R^(D151) L_(C93) R^(D93) R^(D93) L_(C285) R^(D4) R^(D155) L_(C477) R^(D55) R^(D49) L_(C669) R^(D145) R^(D154) L_(C94) R^(D94) R^(D94) L_(C286) R^(D4) R^(D161) L_(C478) R^(D55) R^(D54) L_(C670) R^(D145) R^(D155) L_(C95) R^(D95) R^(D95) L_(C287) R^(D4) R^(D175) L_(C479) R^(D55) R^(D58) L_(C671) R^(D145) R^(D161) L_(C96) R^(D96) R^(D96) L_(C288) R^(D9) R^(D3) L_(C480) R^(D55) R^(D59) L_(C672) R^(D145) R^(D175) L_(C97) R^(D97) R^(D97) L_(C289) R^(D9) R^(D5) L_(C481) R^(D55) R^(D78) L_(C673) R^(D146) R^(D3) L_(C98) R^(D98) R^(D98) L_(C290) R^(D9) R^(D10) L_(C482) R^(D55) R^(D79) L_(C674) R^(D146) R^(D5) L_(C99) R^(D99) R^(D99) 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R^(D244) L_(C1090) R^(D145) R^(D244) L_(C1198) R^(D168) R^(D244) L_(C875) R^(D17) R^(D245) L_(C983) R^(D50) R^(D245) L_(C1091) R^(D145) R^(D245) L_(C1199) R^(D168) R^(D245) L_(C876) R^(D17) R^(D246) L_(C984) R^(D50) R^(D246) L_(C1092) R^(D145) R^(D246) L_(C1200) R^(D168) R^(D246) L_(C1201) R^(D10) R^(D193) L_(C1255) R^(D55) R^(D193) L_(C1309) R^(D37) R^(D193) L_(C1363) R^(D143) R^(D193) L_(C1202) R^(D10) R^(D194) L_(C1256) R^(D55) R^(D194) L_(C1310) R^(D37) R^(D194) L_(C1364) R^(D143) R^(D194) L_(C1203) R^(D10) R^(D195) L_(C1257) R^(D55) R^(D195) L_(C1311) R^(D37) R^(D195) L_(C1365) R^(D143) R^(D195) L_(C1204) R^(D10) R^(D196) L_(C1258) R^(D55) R^(D196) L_(C1312) R^(D37) R^(D196) L_(C1366) R^(D143) R^(D196) L_(C1205) R^(D10) R^(D197) L_(C1259) R^(D55) R^(D197) L_(C1313) R^(D37) R^(D197) L_(C1367) R^(D143) R^(D197) L_(C1206) R^(D10) R^(D198) L_(C1260) R^(D55) R^(D198) L_(C1314) R^(D37) R^(D198) L_(C1368) R^(D143) R^(D198) L_(C1207) R^(D10) R^(D199) L_(C1261) R^(D55) R^(D199) L_(C1315) R^(D37) R^(D199) L_(C1369) R^(D143) R^(D199) L_(C1208) R^(D10) R^(D200) L_(C1262) R^(D55) R^(D200) L_(C1316) R^(D37) R^(D200) L_(C1370) R^(D143) R^(D200) L_(C1209) R^(D10) R^(D201) L_(C1263) R^(D55) R^(D201) L_(C1317) R^(D37) R^(D201) L_(C1371) R^(D143) R^(D201) L_(C1210) R^(D10) R^(D202) L_(C1264) R^(D55) R^(D202) L_(C1318) R^(D37) R^(D202) L_(C1372) R^(D143) R^(D202) L_(C1211) R^(D10) R^(D203) L_(C1265) R^(D55) R^(D203) L_(C1319) R^(D37) R^(D203) L_(C1373) R^(D143) R^(D203) L_(C1212) R^(D10) R^(D204) L_(C1266) R^(D55) R^(D204) L_(C1320) R^(D37) R^(D204) L_(C1374) R^(D143) R^(D204) L_(C1213) R^(D10) R^(D205) L_(C1267) R^(D55) R^(D205) L_(C1321) R^(D37) R^(D205) L_(C1375) R^(D143) R^(D205) L_(C1214) R^(D10) R^(D206) L_(C1268) R^(D55) R^(D206) L_(C1322) R^(D37) R^(D206) L_(C1376) R^(D143) R^(D206) L_(C1215) R^(D10) R^(D207) L_(C1269) R^(D55) R^(D207) L_(C1323) R^(D37) R^(D207) L_(C1377) R^(D143) R^(D207) L_(C1216) R^(D10) R^(D208) L_(C1270) R^(D55) R^(D208) L_(C1324) R^(D37) R^(D208) L_(C1378) R^(D143) R^(D208) L_(C1217) R^(D10) R^(D209) L_(C1271) R^(D55) R^(D209) L_(C1325) R^(D37) R^(D209) L_(C1379) R^(D143) R^(D209) L_(C1218) R^(D10) R^(D210) L_(C1272) R^(D55) R^(D210) L_(C1326) R^(D37) R^(D210) L_(C1380) R^(D143) R^(D210) L_(C1219) R^(D10) R^(D211) L_(C1273) R^(D55) R^(D211) L_(C1327) R^(D37) R^(D211) L_(C1381) R^(D143) R^(D211) L_(C1220) R^(D10) R^(D212) L_(C1274) R^(D55) R^(D212) L_(C1328) R^(D37) R^(D212) L_(C1382) R^(D143) R^(D212) L_(C1221) R^(D10) R^(D213) L_(C1275) R^(D55) R^(D213) L_(C1329) R^(D37) R^(D213) L_(C1383) R^(D143) R^(D213) L_(C1222) R^(D10) R^(D214) L_(C1276) R^(D55) R^(D214) L_(C1330) R^(D37) R^(D214) L_(C1381) R^(D143) R^(D214) L_(C1223) R^(D10) R^(D215) L_(C1277) R^(D55) R^(D215) L_(C1331) R^(D37) R^(D215) L_(C1385) R^(D143) R^(D215) L_(C1224) R^(D10) R^(D216) L_(C1278) R^(D55) R^(D216) L_(C1332) R^(D37) R^(D216) L_(C1386) R^(D143) R^(D216) L_(C1225) R^(D10) R^(D217) L_(C1279) R^(D55) R^(D217) L_(C1333) R^(D37) R^(D217) L_(C1387) R^(D143) R^(D217) L_(C1226) R^(D10) R^(D218) L_(C1280) R^(D55) R^(D218) L_(C1334) R^(D37) R^(D218) L_(C1388) R^(D143) R^(D218) L_(C1227) R^(D10) R^(D219) L_(C1281) R^(D55) R^(D219) L_(C1335) R^(D37) R^(D219) L_(C1389) R^(D143) R^(D219) L_(C1228) R^(D10) R^(D220) L_(C1282) R^(D55) R^(D220) L_(C1336) R^(D37) R^(D220) L_(C1390) R^(D143) R^(D220) L_(C1229) R^(D10) R^(D221) L_(C1283) R^(D55) R^(D221) L_(C1337) R^(D37) R^(D221) L_(C1391) R^(D143) R^(D221) L_(C1230) R^(D10) R^(D222) L_(C1284) R^(D55) R^(D222) L_(C1338) R^(D37) R^(D222) L_(C1392) R^(D143) R^(D222) L_(C1231) R^(D10) R^(D223) L_(C1285) R^(D55) R^(D223) L_(C1339) R^(D37) R^(D223) L_(C1393) R^(D143) R^(D223) L_(C1232) R^(D10) R^(D224) L_(C1286) R^(D55) R^(D224) L_(C1340) R^(D37) R^(D224) L_(C1394) R^(D143) R^(D224) L_(C1233) R^(D10) R^(D225) L_(C1287) R^(D55) R^(D225) L_(C1341) R^(D37) R^(D225) L_(C1395) R^(D143) R^(D225) L_(C1234) R^(D10) R^(D226) L_(C1288) R^(D55) R^(D226) L_(C1342) R^(D37) R^(D226) L_(C1396) R^(D143) R^(D226) L_(C1235) R^(D10) R^(D227) L_(C1289) R^(D55) R^(D227) L_(C1343) R^(D37) R^(D227) L_(C1397) R^(D143) R^(D227) L_(C1236) R^(D10) R^(D228) L_(C1290) R^(D55) R^(D228) L_(C1344) R^(D37) R^(D228) L_(C1398) R^(D143) R^(D228) L_(C1237) R^(D10) R^(D229) L_(C1291) R^(D55) R^(D229) L_(C1345) R^(D37) R^(D229) L_(C1399) R^(D143) R^(D229) L_(C1238) R^(D10) R^(D230) L_(C1292) R^(D55) R^(D230) L_(C1346) R^(D37) R^(D230) L_(C1400) R^(D143) R^(D230) L_(C1239) R^(D10) R^(D231) L_(C1293) R^(D55) R^(D231) L_(C1347) R^(D37) R^(D231) L_(C1401) R^(D143) R^(D231) L_(C1240) R^(D10) R^(D232) L_(C1294) R^(D55) R^(D232) L_(C1348) R^(D37) R^(D232) L_(C1402) R^(D143) R^(D232) L_(C1241) R^(D10) R^(D233) L_(C1295) R^(D55) R^(D233) L_(C1349) R^(D37) R^(D233) L_(C1403) R^(D143) R^(D233) L_(C1242) R^(D10) R^(D234) L_(C1296) R^(D55) R^(D234) L_(C1350) R^(D37) R^(D234) L_(C1404) R^(D143) R^(D234) L_(C1243) R^(D10) R^(D235) L_(C1297) R^(D55) R^(D235) L_(C1351) R^(D37) R^(D235) L_(C1405) R^(D143) R^(D235) L_(C1244) R^(D10) R^(D236) L_(C1298) R^(D55) R^(D236) L_(C1352) R^(D37) R^(D236) L_(C1406) R^(D143) R^(D236) L_(C1245) R^(D10) R^(D237) L_(C1299) R^(D55) R^(D237) L_(C1353) R^(D37) R^(D237) L_(C1407) R^(D143) R^(D237) L_(C1246) R^(D10) R^(D238) L_(C1300) R^(D55) R^(D238) L_(C1354) R^(D37) R^(D238) L_(C1408) R^(D143) R^(D238) L_(C1247) R^(D10) R^(D239) L_(C1301) R^(D55) R^(D239) L_(C1355) R^(D37) R^(D239) L_(C1409) R^(D143) R^(D239) L_(C1248) R^(D10) R^(D240) L_(C1302) R^(D55) R^(D240) L_(C1356) R^(D37) R^(D240) L_(C1410) R^(D143) R^(D240) L_(C1249) R^(D10) R^(D241) L_(C1303) R^(D55) R^(D241) L_(C1357) R^(D37) R^(D241) L_(C1411) R^(D143) R^(D241) L_(C1250) R^(D10) R^(D242) L_(C1304) R^(D55) R^(D242) L_(C1358) R^(D37) R^(D242) L_(C1412) R^(D143) R^(D242) L_(C1251) R^(D10) R^(D243) L_(C1305) R^(D55) R^(D243) L_(C1359) R^(D37) R^(D243) L_(C1413) R^(D143) R^(D243) L_(C1252) R^(D10) R^(D244) L_(C1306) R^(D55) R^(D244) L_(C1360) R^(D37) R^(D244) L_(C1414) R^(D143) R^(D244) L_(C1253) R^(D10) R^(D245) L_(C1307) R^(D55) R^(D245) L_(C1361) R^(D37) R^(D245) L_(C1415) R^(D143) R^(D245) L_(C1254) R^(D10) R^(D246) L_(C1308) R^(D55) R^(D246) L_(C1362) R^(D37) R^(D246) L_(C1416) R^(D143) R^(D246)

wherein R^(D1) to R^(D246) have the following structures:


15. The compound of claim 12, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:


16. The compound of claim 11, wherein the compound has the Formula V:

wherein: M¹ is Pd or Pt; moieties E and F are each independently monocyclic or polycyclic ring structure comprising 5-membered and/or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; Z^(1′) and Z^(2′) are each independently C or N; K¹ and K² are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S, wherein at least two of them are direct bonds; L¹, L², and L³ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, BR, BRR′, NR, PR, P(O)R, O, S, Se, C═O, C═S, C═Se, C═NR, C═CRR′, S═O, SO₂, CR, CRR′, SiRR′, GeRR′, alkylene, cycloalkyl, aryl, cycloalkylene, arylene, heteroarylene, and combinations thereof, wherein at least one of L′ and L² is present; R^(E) and R^(F) each independently represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R′, R^(E), and R^(F) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroalyl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof; and any two R, R′, R^(A), R^(B), R^(E), and R^(F) can be joined or fused together to form a ring where chemically feasible.
 17. An organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising: an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound according to claim
 1. 18. The OLED of claim 17, wherein the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein host comprises at least one chemical moiety selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, 5λ²-benzo[d]benzo[4,5]imidazo[3,2-a]imidazole, 5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene, triazine, aza-triphenylene, aza-carbazole, aza-indolocarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzoselenophene, aza-5λ²-benzo[d]benzo[4,5]imidazo[3,2-a]imidazole, and aza-(5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene).
 19. The OLED of claim 17, wherein the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein the host is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: each of X¹ to X²⁴ is independently C or N; L′ is a direct bond or an organic linker; each Y^(A) is independently selected from the group consisting of absent a bond, O, S, Se, CRR′, SiRR′, GeRR′, NR, BR, BRR′; each of R^(A′), R^(B′), R^(C′), R^(D′), R^(E′), R^(F′), and R^(G′) independently represents mono, up to the maximum substitutions, or no substitutions; each R, R′, R^(A′), R^(B′), R^(C′), R^(D′), R^(E′), R^(F′), and R^(G′) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and combinations thereof; two adjacent of R^(A′), R^(B′), R^(C′), R^(D′), R^(E′), R^(F′), and R^(G′) are optionally joined or fused to form a ring.
 20. A consumer product comprising an organic light-emitting device comprising: an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound according to claim
 1. 